Explore: Patron And Client (roman Law)

relationship in ancient Roman society between the patronus ('patron') and their cliens ('client'). Apart from the patron-client relationship between individuals

customer, and the guardianship of saints. The word patron derives from the Latin patronus ('patron'), one who gives benefits to his clients (see patronage

The ballot laws of the Roman Republic (Latin: leges tabellariae) were four laws which introduced the secret ballot to all popular assemblies in the Republic

milestone in the provincialisation of Roman law, meaning that the gap between private law in the provinces and private law in Italia narrowed. This is because

them. The conditions of vassal-client status were, therefore, transitory in nature. A "client king," recognized by the Roman Senate as amicus populi Romani

development of the traditional homage a client paid to his patron; public banquets hosted at the palace; and religious ceremonies. The common people who

and created the bonds that made a complex society possible. Although one of the major spheres of activity within patron-client relations was the law courts

virtue of rank and costume, might thus approach the shameful condition of dependent servitude. For a client whose patron was another's client, the potential

politics and vote buying. Clientelism involves an asymmetric relationship between groups of political actors described as patrons, brokers, and clients. In

sacrifices and games, the right of buying and selling on his own account, and of bringing an action at law without the intervention of a Roman patron. A full