Comitia Tributa
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The Comitia Tributa was a popular assembly of the Roman Republic in which citizens voted by tribes to pass laws, elect certain magistrates, and make judicial decisions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman political institution
→
popular assembly → voting assembly → |
| basisOfOrganization |
thirty-five tribes
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| composedOf |
Roman citizens
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| convenedBy |
magistrate with imperium
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| couldHear |
certain criminal cases
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| couldImpose |
fines
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other penalties within its competence → |
| couldPass |
rogationes (proposed laws)
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| country |
Ancient Rome
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| decisionRule |
majority of tribes
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| declineBeganInPeriod |
late Roman Republic
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| distinctFrom |
Comitia Centuriata
→
Concilium Plebis → |
| electedOffice |
curule aedile
→
lesser magistrates → military tribune with plebeian rank → quaestor → |
| existedDuringPeriod |
Roman Republic era
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| governedBy |
Roman public law
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| hadElectoralFunction |
election of magistrates
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| hadJudicialFunction |
judicial decisions
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| hadLegislativeFunction |
passing laws
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| hadLimitation |
could not legislate on matters reserved to Comitia Centuriata
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subject to tribunician veto → subject to veto by higher magistrates → |
| includedTribalType |
rural tribes
→
urban tribes → |
| languageOfProceedings |
Latin
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| legalEffect |
enacted binding laws on Roman citizens
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| location |
Rome
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| lostImportanceUnder |
Roman Empire
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| partOf |
Roman Republic
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| precededBy |
auspices taken by presiding magistrate
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| presidingOfficer |
consul
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curule aedile → praetor → |
| relatedTo |
Comitia Centuriata
→
Concilium Plebis → |
| required |
formal summons of citizens
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| typicalMeetingPlace |
Campus Martius
→
Forum Romanum → |
| usedVotingUnit |
tribe
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| votedOn |
leges (statutory laws)
→
plebiscita when properly convoked → |
| votingMethod |
one vote per tribe
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| votingOrder |
tribes called in sequence
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Roman aediles
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electionBy |
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Roman Republic
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legislativeBody |
|
Comitia Centuriata
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relatedTo |