Lex Varia

The lex Varia was a law introduced by the Roman tribune Quintus Varius Severus in the year 90 BC. ^{[1] [2]} The law created a special tribunal responsible for prosecuting Roman politicians who had "encouraged" the rebellion of the Socii during the currently raging Social War. ^[1] In practice this meant that Varius and the factions which supported him got to exile their political opponents. ^[1] When the tumult died down the establishment turned against Varius and he was exiled using his own law. ^[1] Later, politicians like tribune Publius Sulpicius would try to have the sentences rescinded. ^{[1] [3]}

References

1. Sampson, Gareth C. (2013-09-09). The collapse of Rome : Marius, Sulla and the first Civil War, 91-70 BC. Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ISBN   9781473826854. OCLC   893910287.
2. Gruen, Erich S. (1965). "The Lex Varia" . The Journal of Roman Studies. 55 (1/2): 59–73. doi:10.2307/297431. ISSN   1753-528X. JSTOR   297431. S2CID   154549582.
3. A. H. Beesley (2017). The Gracchi, Marius and Sulla. Pinnacle Press. ISBN   978-1374894761.