Decemviri Litibus Iudicandis

The Decemviri Litibus Iudicandis was a civil court of ancient origin (traditionally attributed to King Servius Tullius ) which mainly dealt with cases concerning whether an individual was free.[1] Originally it was a 10-man tenure jury under the presidency of the magistrate, but later became the lower judiciary (magistratus minores) of the Republic, elected by the Tribal Assembly and part of vigintisexviri ("twenty-six men").

History

According to Suetonius and Dio Cassius during the principality, Augustus moved to these decemviri the presidency in the courts of Centumviri ("hundred men").[2] With the imperial law, the decemvirate also had jurisdiction in capital crimes.

References

  1. ↑ Colognesi, Luigi (2014). Law and Power in the Making of the Roman Commonwealth. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316061923.
  2. ↑ Suetonius , Augustus , 36.
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