Lex poetelia de ambitu of 358 B.C. as an example of legislation against corruption in elections

• Authors: Piotr Kołodko
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Presented considerations concerning lex Poetelia de ambitu permit to prove that yet in the first half of the 4th century B.C. Romans started to notice the need to limit activities related to electoral campaign. Direct meetings of the candidate (and his supporters) with potential electors on markets and places of public assembly gave opportunity for active agitation in favour of a specific candidate for a distinction. It is worthwhile mentioning that this particular form of election campaign was conducted by homines novi who probably wanted to manifest their political aspirations. It seems this was an effective means of campaigning, otherwise it would be difficult to explain why it was decided to enact lex Poetelia de ambitu.

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric
• Year: 2011
• Issue: 24(37)
• Pages: 117-125

Contributors

author

Piotr Kołodko

• University of Białystok, Białystok