law
Lex Papia Poppaea
Papia Poppaea
Law of AD 9 reinforcing Augustus's marriage rules, rewarding parents and penalizing the childless; a tool of informers.
Reading notes
- The Annals §3.25 the Papia Poppaea law
The lex Papia Poppaea (AD 9), which reinforced Augustus's marriage legislation by rewarding parents and penalizing the unmarried and childless; in practice a fertile field for informers.