12-20-2003, 01:11 PM
Answer II:<br>
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In the early republican days capital offences were tried in 2 places. First there were the proceedings at the Forum Romanum before the consuls. Or rather their representatives the two viri perduellionis. If these magistrates found the accused (reus) guilty, the trial was taken before the comitia centuriata. This meeting was called a judicium populi de capite. Since 449 BC the comitia centuriata took a vote on wheter the capital penalty was to be executed. This vote took place at the Campus Martius, like all meetings and votes of the comitia centuriata. This "military" assembly of citizens was not allowed to take place inside the pomerium.<br>
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Since about 100 BC these trials became oldfashioned.<br>
In the time of Sulla there were 8 capital charges examined by 6 permanent criminal courts or quaestiones perpetuae.<br>
These were presided over by 6 praetores questiones.<br>
The cases were tried before a consilium of iudices/voting judges. ( This was in fact much like the american trial by jury)<br>
Were these courts of justice were located, I do not know.<br>
<br>
Salve,<br>
<br>
Gaivs Civilis <p></p><i></i>
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In the early republican days capital offences were tried in 2 places. First there were the proceedings at the Forum Romanum before the consuls. Or rather their representatives the two viri perduellionis. If these magistrates found the accused (reus) guilty, the trial was taken before the comitia centuriata. This meeting was called a judicium populi de capite. Since 449 BC the comitia centuriata took a vote on wheter the capital penalty was to be executed. This vote took place at the Campus Martius, like all meetings and votes of the comitia centuriata. This "military" assembly of citizens was not allowed to take place inside the pomerium.<br>
<br>
Since about 100 BC these trials became oldfashioned.<br>
In the time of Sulla there were 8 capital charges examined by 6 permanent criminal courts or quaestiones perpetuae.<br>
These were presided over by 6 praetores questiones.<br>
The cases were tried before a consilium of iudices/voting judges. ( This was in fact much like the american trial by jury)<br>
Were these courts of justice were located, I do not know.<br>
<br>
Salve,<br>
<br>
Gaivs Civilis <p></p><i></i>
