Lex Vatinia
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Oct 12, 2026
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Then came the law that mattered most to Caesar himself.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
A trium named Vatinius passed the Lex Vatinia, the Vatinian Law, giving Caesar a five-year command over Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Every one of the triumvirs got what he came for that year, and Caesar's share was an army and five years of distance from Rome.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
This is where the year starts to turn against him.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
And once that question has been answered in public, it couldn't be unasked.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Caesar's command began in 58 BC.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Under the Lex Vatinia he had Cisalpine Gaul, the northern part of Italy below the Alps, and Illyricum across the Adriatic for five years with three legions.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
The governor of Transalpine Gaul, Metellus Celer, died and the Senate added that province too, along with one more legion.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Then came the law that mattered most to Caesar himself.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
A trium named Vatinius passed the Lex Vatinia, the Vatinian Law, giving Caesar a five-year command over Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Every one of the triumvirs got what he came for that year, and Caesar's share was an army and five years of distance from Rome.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
This is where the year starts to turn against him.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
And once that question has been answered in public, it couldn't be unasked.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Caesar's command began in fifty-eight BC.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
Under the Lex Vatinia, he had Cisalpine Gaul, the northern part of Italy below the Alps, and Illyricum across the Adriatic for five years with three legions.
Jeremy Ryan SlateHOST
The governor of Transalpine Gaul, Metellus Celer, died, and the Senate added that province too, along with one more legion.