Lex Aelia Sentia

The Lex Aelia Sentia was a 4 AD enacted law in ancient Rome. It was adopted by council on working towards Plebis by Emperor Augustus and brought together with the five years earlier adopted Lex Fufia Caninia various restrictions on releases of slaves.

Its content is delivered mainly by the Institutes of Gaius. So they limited the civil rights acquisition freedman and explained in bad faith releases void. Lex Aelia Sentia With the addition the so-called accusatio ingrati liberti was introduced, an otherwise unspecified known Klagmöglichkeit of free Lassern against their former slaves.

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  • Lex Aelia Sentia sources
  • Source of law ( Roman Empire )
  • Slavery
Plebeian Council Gaius (Jurist)
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