Lex Roscia theatralis
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The lex Roscia theatralis was a Roman law dated to 67 BC
. It reserved 14 rows in the theater to members of the Equestrian order.
The Latin poet Horace
refers to it satirically in his Epistulae, and wonders whether "melior est an puerorum nenia" (it is really better than the children's nursery rhyme).
67 BC
Year 67 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Piso and Glabrio...
. It reserved 14 rows in the theater to members of the Equestrian order.
The Latin poet Horace
Horace
Quintus Horatius Flaccus , known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.-Life:...
refers to it satirically in his Epistulae, and wonders whether "melior est an puerorum nenia" (it is really better than the children's nursery rhyme).