rogatio

rŏgātĭo, ōnis, f. [id.].

I.

Publicists' t. t., an inquiry of the people as to whether they will decree this or that, a proposal to the people for passing a law or decree, a proposed law or decree, a bill:

quae (rogatio) de Pompeio a Gellio et a Lentulo consulibus lata est,

was proposed, presented, introduced, Cic. Balb. 14, 33:

quibus lege aut rogatione civitas aut libertas erepta sit,

id. Caecin. 84, 100 Halm ad loc.:

rogationem ferre de aliquo,

id. Sull. 23, 65:

in aliquem,

id. Brut. 23, 89:

ad populum,

Caes. B. C. 3, 1:

ad plebem,

Liv. 33, 25:

in dissuasione rogationis ejus, quae contra coloniam Narbonensem ferebatur,

Cic. Clu. 51, 140:

Piso lator rogationis idem erat dissuasor,

id. Att. 1, 14, 5:

rogationem promulgare,

Sall. J. 40, 1; cf.:

promulgantur uno eodemque tempore rogationes ab eodem tribuno de meā pernicie et de provinciis consulum,

Cic. Sest. 10 fin.; Liv. 41, 6:

suasit rogationem,

recommended, spoke in favor of it, Cic. Rep. 3, 18, 28; id. Off. 3, 30, 109:

intercedere rogationi,

to oppose it, id. de Or. 2, 47, 197:

rogationem accipere,

to accept it, id. Att. 1, 14, 5;

for which: rogationes jubere (opp. antiquare),

Liv. 6, 39:

per vim rogationem perferre,

to carry through, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 3:

cum provocatione rogationem pertulit,

Liv. 3, 54, 15:

recitare rogationis carmen,

id. 3, 64, 10. — The formula made use of in such a rogation runs thus, in Gell. 5, 19, 9: velitis jubeatis uti, etc. (here follows the proposed law; at the close): haec ita uti dixi ita vos Quirites rogo.—

II.

Transf., in gen.,

A.

A question, interrogation, only as a figure of speech:

rogatio atque huic finitima quasi percontatio,

Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; Quint. 9, 1, 29. —

B.

An asking, demanding; a prayer, entreaty, request (very rare):

ego Curtium non modo rogatione sed etiam testimonio tuo diligo,

Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3, § 10; id. Planc. 10, 25:

injusta amici,

Val. Max. 6, 4, 4; Vulg. Ecclus. 4, 4.