SC de Bacchanalibus ( Riccobono )

SC. DE BACCHANALIBUS

Decree of the Roman Senate prohibiting the Bacchanalia

( October 7, 186 BC )

( S. Riccobono, Fontes iuris Romani antejustiniani, I, Firenze, 1941, pp. 240-241, n. 30 ).

[Q.] Marcius L. f., S(p.) Postumius L. f. cos. senatum consoluerunt n(onis) Octob. apud aedem | Duelonai.

Sc(ribendo) arf(uerunt) M.Claudi(us) M. f., L. Valeri(us) P. f., Q. Minuci(us) C. f.

De Bacanalibus quei foideratei | esent, ita exdeicendum censuere :

Neiquis eorum Bacanal habuise uelet ; sei ques | esent, quei sibei deicerent necesus ese Bacanal habere, eeis utei ad pr(aitorem) urbanum | Romam uenirent, deque eeis rebus, ubei eorum uerba audita esent, utei senatus | noster decerneret, dum ne minus senatoribus C adesent [quom e]a res cosoleretur. |

Bacas uir nequis adiese uelet ceiuis Romanus neue nominus Latini neue socium | quisquam, nisei pr(aitorem) urbanum adiesent, isque [d]e senatuos sententiad, dum ne | minus senatoribus C adesent quom ea res cosoloretur, iousisent. Ce[n]suere.

Sacerdos nequis uir eset ; magister neque uir neque mulier quisquam eset. | Neue pecuniam quisquam eorum comoine[m h]abuise ue[l]et ; neue magistratum, | neue pro magistratud, neque uirum [neque mul]ierem quiquam fecise uelet. | Neve post hac inter sed conioura[se neu]e comuouise neue conspondise | neue conpromesise uelet, neue quisquam fidem inter sed dedise uelet. | Sacra in oquoltod ne quisquam fecise uelet ; neue in poplicod neue in | preiuatod neue exstrad urbem sacra quisquam fecise uelet, nisei | pr(aitorem) urbanum adieset, isque de senatuos sententiad, dum ne minus | senatoribus C adesent quom ea res cosoleretur, iousisent. Censuere. |

Homines plous V oinuorsei uirei atque mulieres sacra ne quisquam | fecise uelet, neue inter ibei uirei plous duobus, mulieribus plous tribus | arfuise uelent, nisei de pr(aitoris) urbani senatuosque sententiad, utei suprad | scriptum est.

Haice utei in couentionid exdeicatis ne minus trinum | noundinum, senatuosque sententiam utei scientes esetis, – eorum | sententia ita fuit : ‘ sei ques esent, quei aruorsum ead fecisent, quam suprad | scriptum est, eeis rem caputalem faciendam censuere ’ – atque utei | hoce in tabolam ahenam inceideretis, ita senatus aiquom censuit, | uteique eam figier ioubeatis, ubei facilumed gnoscier potisit ; atque | utei ea Bacanalia, sei qua sunt, exstrad quam sei quid ibei sacri est, | ita utei suprad scriptum est, in diebus X, quibus uobeis tabelai datai | erunt, faciatis utei dismota sient. – IN AGRO TEURANO.

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► Source : Bronze tablet discovered at Tiriolo, Italy, in 1640 ( Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum ).