• The lex Fufia Caninia of 2 BC was a law passed under Augustus, the first Roman emperor, concerning the manumission of slaves. The law placed limits on...
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    put limits on the number of slaves that could be freed in wills (lex Fufia Caninia, 2 BC), which suggests that it had been widely used. Freeing slaves...
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  • assemblies passed at the behest of the emperor Augustus. Along with the Lex Fufia Caninia of 2 BC, this law regulated the manumission (freeing from ownership)...
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    rendered. Manumission had become frequent enough that in 2 BC a law (Lex Fufia Caninia) limited the number of slaves an owner was allowed to free in his...
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    accessed October 11th, 2016) Gardner, Jane (1991). "The Purpose of the Lex Fufia Caninia". Echos du Monde Classique: Classical Views. 35, 1: 21–39 – via Project...
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  • This is a partial list of Roman laws. A Roman law (Latin: lex) is usually named for the sponsoring legislator and designated by the adjectival form of...
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  • to manumit any number of slaves in the will. Under Augustus, the Lex Fufia Caninia of 2 BC placed an absolute maximum limit of one hundred manumissions...
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  • party, as was formerly the practice.” Roman law List of Roman laws Lex Fufia Caninia Status in Roman legal system Nasmith, D.,Outline of Roman History...
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    manumissions were made. These limitations were implemented by two laws: Lex Fufia Caninia and Lex Aelia Sentia. According to Roman law, slaves that were freed (libertinus...
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  • in some esteem by the ruling regime. He was the co-author of the Lex Fufia Caninia (along with his new co-consul Gaius Fufius Geminus), which restricted...
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    for example, did not confer the right to make a will. In 2 BC, the lex Fufia Caninia limited the number of slaves that could be freed through a master's...
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  • September), replacing the Princeps Augustus. He was the co-author of the Lex Fufia Caninia, which restricted the manumission of slaves. Fufius Geminus only served...
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