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The lex Gabinia (Gabinian Law), lex de uno imperatore contra praedones instituendo (Law establishing a single commander against raiders) or lex de piratis persequendis (Law on pursuing the pirates) was an ancient Roman special law passed in 67 BC, which granted Pompey the Great proconsular powers in any province within 50 miles of the Mediterranean Sea without holding a properly elected magistracy for the purpose of combating piracy.[1]

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  1. 24 relations: Appian, Aulus Gabinius, Cavalry, Cilician pirates, Dictator, Gaius Marius, Infantry, Legatus Augusti pro praetore, List of Roman laws, Mediterranean Sea, Piracy, Plebeians, Pompey, Proconsul, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, Roman army, Roman Empire, Roman law, Roman magistrate, Roman navy, Roman province, Roman Senate, Sulla, Tribune.

  2. 1st century BC in law
  3. 67 BC
  4. Piracy law
  5. Pompey

Appian

Appian of Alexandria (Appianòs Alexandreús; Appianus Alexandrinus) was a Greek historian with Roman citizenship who prospered during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius.

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Aulus Gabinius

Aulus Gabinius (– 48 or 47 BC) was a politician and general of the Roman Republic.

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Cavalry

Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from cheval meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback.

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Cilician pirates

Cilician pirates dominated the Mediterranean Sea from the 2nd century BC until their suppression by Pompey in 67–66 BC.

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Dictator

A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power.

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Gaius Marius

Gaius Marius (– 13 January 86 BC) was a Roman general and statesman.

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Infantry

Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.

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Legatus Augusti pro praetore

A legatus Augusti pro praetore was the official title of the governor or general of some Imperial provinces of the Roman Empire during the Principate era, normally the larger ones or those where legions were based.

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List of Roman laws

This is a partial list of Roman laws. Lex Gabinia de piratis persequendis and list of Roman laws are Roman law.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.

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Piracy

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods.

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Plebeians

In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners".

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Pompey

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.

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Proconsul

A proconsul was an official of ancient Rome who acted on behalf of a consul.

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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus (c. 114 BC – late 50s BC) was a politically active member of the Roman upper class.

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Roman army

The Roman army (Latin: exercitus Romanus) was the armed forces deployed by the Romans throughout the duration of Ancient Rome, from the Roman Kingdom (753 BC–509 BC) to the Roman Republic (509 BC–27 BC) and the Roman Empire (27 BC–476 AD), and its medieval continuation, the Eastern Roman Empire.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.

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Roman law

Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables, to the (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I. Roman law forms the basic framework for civil law, the most widely used legal system today, and the terms are sometimes used synonymously.

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Roman magistrate

The Roman magistrates were elected officials in ancient Rome. Lex Gabinia de piratis persequendis and Roman magistrate are Roman law.

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Roman navy

The naval forces of the ancient Roman state (lit) were instrumental in the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean Basin, but it never enjoyed the prestige of the Roman legions.

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Roman province

The Roman provinces (pl.) were the administrative regions of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that were controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire.

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Roman Senate

The Roman Senate (Senātus Rōmānus) was the highest and constituting assembly of ancient Rome and its aristocracy. Lex Gabinia de piratis persequendis and Roman Senate are Roman law.

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Sulla

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman.

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Tribune

Tribune was the title of various elected officials in ancient Rome.

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See also

1st century BC in law

67 BC

Piracy law

Pompey

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Gabinia_de_piratis_persequendis

Also known as Gabinian Law, Lex Gabinia.