Lex Manilia

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Lex Manilia was a Roman law passed in 66 BC that granted Pompey the Great supreme command against Mithridates VI in the Third Mithridatic War, significantly enhancing his power and prestige.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman law
plebiscite
aimedTo protect Roman interests in Asia Minor
secure victory in the Third Mithridatic War
alternativeName lex Manilia de imperio Cn. Pompei
dateEnacted 66 BC
debatedIn Roman Senate
Roman popular assemblies
extendedImperiumOf Pompey the Great
extendedPreviousPowersOf Pompey the Great
followed Lex Gabinia
geographicalScope Asia Minor and surrounding regions
linked to: Anatolia

Eastern Mediterranean
grantedCommandAgainst Mithridates VI of Pontus
Tigranes II of Armenia
linked to: Tigranes the Great
grantedCommandDuration until the end of the war
grantedCommandOver Bithynia et Pontus
linked to: Bithynia

Cilicia
Crete
Roman forces in the East
Roman provinces in Asia Minor
Syria
grantedCommandTo Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
linked to: Pompey the Great

Pompey the Great
grantedImperium Pompey the Great
grantedImperiumType imperium infinitum
grantedSupremeCommandIn Third Mithridatic War
hasLatinName lex de imperio Cn. Pompei
hasPrimarySource Cicero, Pro Lege Manilia
historicalContext late Roman Republic power struggles
opposedBy Quintus Hortensius Hortalus
linked to: Hortensius

Quintus Lutatius Catulus
opposedByGroup some conservative senators
passedBy Roman popular assembly
comitia tributa
politicalEffect concentrated military power in Pompey’s hands
increased Pompey’s prestige
weakened senatorial control over commands
proposedBy Gaius Manilius
proposedByOffice tribune of the plebs
proposedIn Roman Republic
relatedToLaw Lex Gabinia
removedFromCommand Lucius Licinius Lucullus
replacedCommander Lucius Licinius Lucullus
Lucullus
supportedBy Gaius Julius Caesar
Marcus Tullius Cicero
linked to: Cicero

Roman business interests in Asia
Roman equestrian order

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