law
the law against electoral bribery
bribery law
also: de ambitu
Rome's first statute against ambitus (canvassing), carried by the tribune Poetelius in 358 BC, aimed at new men soliciting votes round the market-towns.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 7 §15 electoral bribery
Rome's first law against canvassing (ambitus), aimed at new men who solicited votes round the market-towns.