The Lex Roscia theatralis was a Roman law enacted in 67 BC by the Roman tribune Lucius Roscius Otho. This law allocated the first fourteen rows of seats in Roman theaters to members of the equestrian order. The equestrian order was a social class in Rome, often composed of wealthy and influential citizens just below the senatorial class. This law reflected their high status in Roman society by granting them these prime seating locations.

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