Antiquae sunt istae leges et mortuae: the plebiscitum Claudianum and associated laws

<p style="text-align:justify;"> This paper examines the evidence for the laws which restrict the activities of senators. Two of these, the Claudianum plebiscitumof 218 BC, and, in the case of the United States, they are positively attested and widely accepted, even if their purpose...