Lucius Roscius Otho

Lucius Roscius Otho was Roman tribune during the year 67 BC. He is most famous for the Roscian law.[1] He was an intimate friend of Cicero who defended his law against the public upset[2]

Roscian law

The Roscian law restored[3] for members of the Equestrian order the right to the first 14 rows in Roman theatres, behind the 4 rows reserved for members of the Roman Senate. The Equestrian order is the second rank of the Roman Aristocracy, ranking below the patricians.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Zetzel, James E. G. (2009), Ten speeches, Hackett Publishing, pp. 144–145, ISBN 978-0-87220-989-3
  2. ^ "M. Tullius Cicero, For Lucius Murena, chapter 19, section 40". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  3. ^ Badian, Ernst (2015-12-22), "Roscius Otho, Lucius", Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.5615, ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5, retrieved 2022-06-03
  4. ^ Csapo, Eric; Slater, William J. (1995), The context of ancient drama (4 ed.), University of Michigan Press, p. 309, ISBN 978-0-472-08275-9