Lex Pompeia de Transpadanis

The Lex Pompeia de Transpadanis was a Roman law promulgated by the Consul Pompeius Strabo in 89 BC. It dealt with the local communities living in the Transpadana, a region lying north of Po river, (and possibly some Ligurian communities south of the river) allied with Rome during the social War which took place between 90 and 88 BC. It granted to these populations the Latin Right (ius Latii), that turned their lands into Latin colonies, without settlement of new settlers, but by giving its inhabitants legal benefits associated with the new status: for example, thanks to this law local magistrates could acquire Roman citizenship.

This measure followed the Lex Plautia Papiria, promulgated also in 89 BC, which had the same contents as the Lex Pompeia de Transpadanis, but dealt with the populations living south of Po.

These two laws completed the entry process of novi cives coming from the Italic communities allied with Rome in the Social War.