Lex Caecilia de vectigalibus explained

The lex Caecilia de vectigalibus was a Roman law passed in 60 BC, and proposed by the praetor Caecilius Metellus Nepos, concerning the abolition of port duties in Italy.^{[1] [2]}

The Senate wished to remove Nepos' name from the bill, and replace it with another, but this attempt failed.^[3]

Background

The complaints against port duties were not so much against the tax itself, but against the behaviour of the publicani during their collections.^[4] Under Caesar taxes on imported commodities from overseas were reimposed.

See also

• List of Roman laws
• Roman Law

Notes and References

1. Book: Williamson. Callie. The Laws of the Roman People: Public Law in the Expansion and Decline of the Roman Republic. University of Michigan Press. en. 24 February 2010. 978-0472025428.
2. Web site: Nicali. Antonio. A Historical Outlook on the Italian Customs Policy.
3. Cassius Dio, Roman History, 37.51.3-4
4. Web site: LacusCurtius • Customs Duties in Roman Times (Smith's Dictionary, 1875). penelope.uchicago.edu. en.