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Gaius Publilius

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Author: Titus Livius

also: Publilius the bondsman

A youth bound over for his father's debt; the cruelty he suffered led to the lex Poetelia and the end of debt-bondage.

Reading notes

The History of Rome, Book 8 §28 Gaius Publilius
The young man bound over for his father's debt and abused, whose case ended nexum.

The History of Rome, Book 8 hist · 1 mention