Lucius Roscius Otho

Lucius Roscius Otho was Roman tribune during the year 67. He is most famous for the Roscian law.[1]

Roscian law

The Roscian law reserved 14 rows in Roman theatres, behind the 4 rows reserved for members of the Roman Senate, for members of the Equestrian order, the second rank of the Roman Aristocracy, ranking below the patricians.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Zetzel, James E. G. (2009), Ten speeches, Hackett Publishing, pp. 144–145, ISBN 978-0-87220-989-3
  2. ↑ 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
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