FROM THE QUAESTORES PARRICIDII TO THE REPUBLICAN QUAESTOR. JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION IN THE ARCHAIC PERIOD
FROM THE QUAESTORES PARRICIDII TO THE REPUBLICAN QUAESTOR. JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION IN THE ARCHAIC PERIOD

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to deal with the institution of the quaestores parricidii, a figure as ancient as it is obscure, which has given rise to a profound debate on basic questions, such as its origin, its competences and the way in which it was elected. These and other questions, especially the judicial functions they held during the monarchy and the first centuries of the Republic, as well as the connection with the figure of the republican quaestor, will be the focus of this article. Questions such as: why was the office of quaestor instituted?, when?, what did the investigation of the parricidum consist of?, are the quaestors parriciddi and the republican quaestors the same figure?, will serve to guide the debate and bring internal coherence to it. Questions that, on the other hand, the doctrine has been unable (or unwilling) to answer unanimously.

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