Stages of drafting the Lex Ursonensis
- 1. Drafting of the project by Caesar.
- 2. The issuance (datio) of the law by Marcus Antonius.
- 3. The physical engraving on the bronze tablets of Osuna.
The bronze tablets are a later reissue of the original text by Marcus Antonius, dating from the last third of the 1st century AD, with the peculiarity that the entire text is interpolated. While it's challenging to specify the origin and timing of the interpolations, it is believed that Marcus Antonius might have already modified Caesar's project; however, it's also possible that other interpolations were made later.
Of the Law of Urso, a little over 50 chapters are currently preserved out of the 142 that it is believed to have contained. [6]
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