Lucius Villius Annalis was a politician of ancient Rome in the 2nd century BC. He was a tribune of the plebs, who first acquired the cognomen "Annalis" in 179 BC, because he introduced a law fixing the year (annus in Latin) at which it was allowable for a person to be a candidate for the public offices, the Lex Villia annalis. [1] He later became praetor peregrinus in 171 BC. [2]
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"Annalis". In
Smith, William (ed.).
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 180.
Lucius Villius Annalis was a politician of ancient Rome in the 2nd century BC. He was a tribune of the plebs, who first acquired the cognomen "Annalis" in 179 BC, because he introduced a law fixing the year (annus in Latin) at which it was allowable for a person to be a candidate for the public offices, the Lex Villia annalis. [1] He later became praetor peregrinus in 171 BC. [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William (1870).
"Annalis". In
Smith, William (ed.).
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 180.