Lex Titia
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Lex Titia was a Roman law enacted in 43 BC that formally established the Second Triumvirate of Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus with extraordinary powers over the Roman state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lex Titia canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law
ⓘ
extraordinary law ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution |
Roman Senate
ⓘ
Roman popular assemblies ⓘ |
| aimedAt | reconstitution of the Roman state ⓘ |
| category | Roman Republican law ⓘ |
| conferredPowers |
constituent powers over the Roman state
ⓘ
power to make laws without reference to the people or Senate ⓘ power to make proscriptions ⓘ power to nominate magistrates ⓘ power to redistribute land ⓘ |
| createdOffice | tresviri rei publicae constituendae ⓘ |
| definedTermLength | five years ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Roman people
ⓘ
Roman popular assembly ⓘ |
| enactedIn | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| enactmentDate |
27 November 43 BC
ⓘ
43 BC ⓘ |
| endOfTerm | 31 December 38 BC ⓘ |
| established | Second Triumvirate ⓘ |
| formalized | political alliance of Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus ⓘ |
| grantedPowerTo |
Augustus
ⓘ
surface form:
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ
surface form:
Lepidus
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ Mark Antony ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Antonius
Mark Antony ⓘ Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
|
| grantedTitle |
Second Triumvirate
ⓘ
surface form:
tresviri rei publicae constituendae to Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus
|
| hasConsequence |
concentration of power in hands of three men
ⓘ
erosion of traditional Republican institutions ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Lex Titia self-link ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of Julius Caesar's assassination ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalForm | plebiscite ⓘ |
| legalized | Second Triumvirate ⓘ |
| legalStatus | extraordinary constitutional measure ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment | Rome ⓘ |
| precedes | Battle of Philippi ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Publius Titius ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
civil wars of the late Roman Republic
ⓘ
proscriptions of 43–42 BC ⓘ |
| startOfTerm | 1 January 42 BC ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.