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Falcidia (gens)
The
gens Falcidia
was a
plebeian
family at
Rome
. It is known chiefly from two individuals, Gaius Falcidius and
Publius Falcidius
, both of whom were influential in the
development
of
Roman law
during the
first century
BC
.
Members
Gaius Falcidius,
tribune of the plebs
and
legate
in uncertain years. He was mentioned by
Cicero
in his
speech
in
favour
of the
Lex
Manilia
,
66 BC
.
Publius
Falcidius,
tribune
of the plebs in BC 40, was the author of the
Lex Falcidia
de
Legatis
, which remained in
force
in the
sixth century
AD
, when it was incorporated by
Justinian
in the
Institutiones
. It enacted that at least a
fourth
of the estate or
property of
a testator should be secured to the
heres
scriptus
.
Cassius Dio
mentions the law, but
apparently
misunderstood
its
purpose
.
