refers to any
ancient Roman law
Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (), to the (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I.
Roman law also denoted ...
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gens
In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; : gentes ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same ''nomen gentilicium'' and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens, sometimes identified by a distinct cognomen, was cal ...
'' name was ''
Cornelius'', particularly
Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (, ; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman people, Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic. A great commander and ruthless politician, Sulla used violence to advance his career and his co ...
. Known examples of a ''lex Cornelia'' include:
*Lex Cornelia de iniuriis
*Lex Cornelia de praetoribus
*Lex Cornelia de proscriptione
*Lex Cornelia de provinciis
*Lex Cornelia de repetundis
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Lex Cornelia de sicariis et veneficis
The ''Lex Cornelia de sicariis et veneficis'' (or veneficiis) (''The Cornelian Law against Murderers and Poisoners'') was a Roman statute enacted by Lucius Cornelius Sulla in 81 BC during his dictatorship to write laws and reconstitute the state ( ...
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Lex Cornelia de maiestate
The ''Lex Cornelia de maiestate'' was a Roman law passed by Sulla during his dictatorship from 81 to 80 BC using the tribune Cornelius.
The law, relating to the control of governors and their forces in the provinces, stated among other things tha ...
*Lex Cornelia de XX Quaestoribus
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