concept
five-percent tax on manumissions
manumission tax
also: uicensima, vicesima
The 5% tax on the value of manumitted slaves, instituted by a law passed irregularly in camp at Sutrium, that fed the needy treasury.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 7 §16 a five-percent tax on those who should be manumitted
The 5% manumission tax, voted irregularly in camp, that fed the needy treasury.