Private and imperial management of Roman estates in North Africa

In Ep. VIII, 18 Pliny discusses the efforts of a senator named T. Curtilius Mancia to keep property out of the hands of his son-in-law, Cn. Domitius Lucanus, and the latter's brother, Cn. Domitius Tullus. This evidence allows us to trace some of the steps in the development of the Lex Manciana from...

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Author:Dennis Kehoe
Published: S.n., s.l., 1984
Volume:II
Pages:241-263
Periodical:Law & History Review
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Background > Northern Africa > General historical studies > Roman / Christian Africa
Status:Needs Review
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Summary:In Ep. VIII, 18 Pliny discusses the efforts of a senator named T. Curtilius Mancia to keep property out of the hands of his son-in-law, Cn. Domitius Lucanus, and the latter's brother, Cn. Domitius Tullus. This evidence allows us to trace some of the steps in the development of the Lex Manciana from an originally private lex locationis into a basic lease arrangement for imperial estates.

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