Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 16.13.7

 

Editor: F.Russo

Text:

Primos autem municipes sine suffragii iure Caerites esse factos accepimus concessumque illis, ut civitatis Romanae honorem quidem caperent, sed negotiis tamen atque oneribus vacarent pro sacris bello Gallico receptis custoditisque. Hinc “tabulae Caerites” appellatae versa vice, in quas censores referri iubebant, quos notae causa suffragiis privabant.
Edition: ROLFE 1927

Translation: “On the other hand, we learn that the inhabitants of Caere were made the first municipes without the right of vote, and that they received the honour of the Roman citizenship, although they were free from service and burdens, in return for accepting and guarding the sacred objects during the war against the Gauls. Hence, the tablets were called Tabulae Caerites, vice versa, on which those who were deprived of the right of vote by the censors with a nota censoria were registered.” (F.Russo)

Dating: 353 BC (HUMBERT 1972); 386 BC (Sordi 1960)

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