agrarian commission (triumviri agris iudicandis adsignandis)
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The agrarian commission (triumviri agris iudicandis adsignandis) was a Roman board of three officials empowered to survey, adjudicate, and redistribute public land as part of the Republic’s land reform efforts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman board of officials
ⓘ
Roman magistracy ⓘ extraordinary commission ⓘ |
| activity |
demarcation of boundaries
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measurement of land plots ⓘ registration of land assignments ⓘ resolution of disputes over public land ⓘ |
| areaOfWork | ager publicus ⓘ |
| category |
Roman extraordinary magistracy
ⓘ
Roman land commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyOfName |
adsignandis = for assigning
ⓘ
agris iudicandis = for judging land ⓘ triumviri = three men ⓘ |
| goal |
implement agrarian reform
ⓘ
limit concentration of public land ⓘ reallocate land to citizens ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | triumviri agris iudicandis adsignandis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 3 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Roman social conflicts over land
ⓘ
struggle between elites and smallholders ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Roman territories containing public land ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Roman agrarian laws
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lex agraria ⓘ |
| memberTitle | triumvir ⓘ |
| operatedInPolity | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
adjudicate land claims
ⓘ
redistribute public land ⓘ survey public land ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Roman agrarian reform
ⓘ
Roman land distribution ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment under specific agrarian laws ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Roman laws passed by the people
ⓘ
Roman popular assemblies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalScope | limited to duration of agrarian program ⓘ |
| typeOfPower |
administrative authority over public land
ⓘ
judicial authority in land disputes ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
Roman cadastral records
ⓘ
Roman land survey techniques ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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