Talk:List of Roman laws

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Did Lex Aelia Sentia free all of the slaves? I don't trust that, but it sounds that way on 4. -- Toby Bartels 07:53, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

No, it regulated slavery in various ways; the Fufia Caninia from six years earlier restricted the number of slaves one could set free, but I don't have any more details at hand about the Aelia Sentia. I tweaked 4 appropriately. Slavery was commonplace through to the end of the Empire. Stan 08:46, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

[1] has an in-depth article on the law (written 1875, check out the mention of "modern slave-states"!). Stan 08:49, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Cool, thanks! Toby Bartels 02:42, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)

If I'm not mistaken, you forgot about the Lex Letoria (from which the actio legis letoriae) and the Lex Atilia (de tutore dando)...

There are actually quite a few laws and issues not addressed, so lets all get this interesting page updated!