The Calatis Comitiis Testament

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the Calatis comities testament drafted before the curiata assembly bearing the name of comitia curiata which gathered on two fixed days of the year. Due to the fact that this type of will could be done only twice a year and only in Rome, the subsequent emergence of the will per aes et libram was fully justified. This will allow the testator to designate his/her heir, the traditional opinion shared by most authors being that this will have the role of establishing a successor.