PUBLICAN

Publican

In antiquity, publicans were public contractors, in which role they often supplied the Roman legions and military, managed the collection of port duties, and oversaw public building projects. In addition, they served as tax collectors for the Republic, bidding on contracts for the collection of various types of taxes. Importantly, this role as tax collectors was not emphasized until late into the history of the Republic . The publicans were usually of the class of equites.

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publican

Noun

  1. the landlord of a public house
  2. a tax collector in ancient Rome


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