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Lex Licinia Mucia
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- Crassus
- In Lucius Licinius Crassus
…in 95, Crassus sponsored the Lex Licinia Mucia, which provided for the prosecution of any person who falsely claimed Roman citizenship. The law offended Rome’s Italian allies, who were not fully incorporated into the Roman state, and thereby increased the tensions that led to the revolt of the allies in…
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- In Lucius Licinius Crassus
- Scaevola
- In Quintus Mucius Scaevola
…obtained the passage of the Lex Licinia Mucia, which removed certain groups not amalgamated into the Roman Republic (the so-called Latin and Italian allies) from the citizen rolls. The unrest created by this measure exploded in the Social (Italic) War of 90–88. After his consulship Scaevola was governor of the…
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- In Quintus Mucius Scaevola