Una lex Iulia de collegiis? Note critiche su un paradigma dottrinale

A ‘Lex Iulia de Collegiis’? A Critical Appraisal of a Scholarly Paradigm · This article is a critical review of the most widespread doctrine regarding the content of the lex Iulia de collegiis and its application in the early Principate. The majority of scholars be- lieve that this law provided for a general system of authorization of the associations. The sources often cited to prove this theory have been reviewed and it is demonstrated that repressive interventions are not because of the application of the lex Iulia de collegiis, but for the application of criminal law, in primis the lex de vi.