Not really; no modern profession is a close analogue, because Roman lawyers of this era weren't professionals. They were first and foremost aristocrats, trading favors and running patronage networks.
The closest are probably modern media consultants. They plead one's case in public forums in an attempt to bend outcomes, even legal outcomes. For high-worth /profile individuals public opinion directly shapes eventual legal outcomes.
If you read roman histories, it is full of exceptions from the law that were based on little more than mob opinion. Rules such as term limits, pay or inheritance were regularly bypassed by high-profile people if they could get the plebs into the streets.
consilient|2 years ago
sandworm101|2 years ago
If you read roman histories, it is full of exceptions from the law that were based on little more than mob opinion. Rules such as term limits, pay or inheritance were regularly bypassed by high-profile people if they could get the plebs into the streets.
coldtea|2 years ago
Sounds like the modern upper middle class nepo parents...
jjtheblunt|2 years ago