Leges Genuciae

Leges Genuciae (also Lex Genucia or Lex Genucia de feneratione) were laws passed in 342 BC by plebeian consul Lucius Genucius.

The laws banned lending that carried interest, which soon was unenforced and holding two magistrates at the same time or within 10 years.

Finally, at least one consul had to be a plebeian. The first time both consuls were plebeian was in 172 BC.[1][2] That restriction was the only one that continued to be enforced.

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References

  1. ↑ Matthew Dillon; Lynda Garland (28 October 2013). Ancient Rome: A Sourcebook. Taylor & Francis. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-1-136-76143-0.
  2. ↑ Tim Cornell (6 December 2012). The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (c.1000–264 BC). Routledge. pp. 338–. ISBN 978-1-136-75495-1.

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