Lex Caecilia de vectigalibus

The lex Caecilia de vectigalibus was a Roman law, passed in 60 BC, and proposed by the praetor Caecilius Metellus Nepos, concerning the abolition of port duties in Italy.[1][2]

The senate wished to remove Nepos' name from the bill, and replace it with another, but this attempt failed.[3].

Background

The complaints against port duties were not so much against the tax itself, but against the behaviour of the publicani during their collections. [4] Under Caesar taxes on imported commodities from overseas were reimposed.

See also

References
  1. Williamson, Callie (24 February 2010). "The Laws of the Roman People: Public Law in the Expansion and Decline of the Roman Republic". University of Michigan Press.
  2. Nicali, Antonio. "A Historical Outlook on the Italian Customs Policy".
  3. Cassius Dio, Roman History, 37.51.3-4
  4. "LacusCurtius • Customs Duties in Roman Times (Smith's Dictionary, 1875)". penelope.uchicago.edu.
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