Porcia
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Porcia (male - Porcius) is a Roman gens name, it may refer to several women around in the late Roman republic:
- Porcia the Elder, sister of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis.
- Porcia the Younger, daughter of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, and wife of Marcus Junius Brutus.
- Porcia, sister of the above, died young.
It can all be used in these adjective phrases:
- Basilica Porcia, the first basilica in Rome, built for judicial and business purposes by Cato the Elder in 184 BC.
- Lex Porcia, a Roman law.
- (199 BC) proposed by tribune P. Porcius Laeca to give right of appeal in capital cases.
- (195 BC) M. Porcius Cato prohibited scourging of citizens without appeal.
- (184 BC) consul L. Porcius Licinus safeguarded citizens from summary execution on military service, all dealing with right of appeal (provocatio).
For the Italian commune, see Porcia (PN).
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