concept
mensarii
debt-commissioners
also: mensarios, quinqueuiris
A board of five 'bankers' created to discharge debt with public money and fair appraisal of property, remembered for their equity.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 7 §21 mensarii
A board of five public 'bankers' created to discharge debt with treasury funds and fair appraisal, remembered for their equity.
- The History of Rome, Book 23 §21 a board of three commissioners of the bank
The triumviri mensarii, public bankers created in the silver shortage to manage payments and debt on the state's behalf.
- The History of Rome, Book 24 §18 summoned by the commissioners of the bank
The triumviri mensarii, public bankers created in the silver shortage to manage payments and debt for the state.