Skarga kolonów z obszaru saltus Burunitanus na nadużycia prokuratora i generalnego dzierżawcy oraz odpowiedź cesarza Kommodusa z roku 182 n.e. Przyczynek do sytuacji prawnej kolonów w państwie rzymskim II w. n.e.
A complaint of colons from the area of saltus Burunitanus about abuse of law by the procurator and the general land lessee.

Summary/Abstract: The article offers an analysis of the inscription of the 2nd century AD, engraved on a bronze board, founded in Souk el-Khmis in North Africa. It includes a complaint of colons from the area of saltus Burunitanus, addressed to Emperor Commodus, about the abuse of law by the procurator and the general land lessee. The text is a source of knowledge of the work conditions and the situation in the colons, working in the Imperial estates in North Africa (province of Africa proconsularis). It is at the same time one of the most comprehensive sources of information about the organisation and management of the Roman provinces during the time of the Empire. The colons were small land lessees, who on the basis of locatio-conductio contract cultivated land, collected harvested and paid tenancy. Initially they were free Roman citizens and enjoyed the confidence of the landowners. Over time, their situation deteriorated. The abuse in relation to them were frequent and one such case of complaint is described. It is a testimony to the days, when the colons still had a strong and independent position, largely based on personal freedom.

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