non-colonial

Updated: July 6, 2026

So much of the domains as had already been distributed by non-colonial assignation remained in the hands of the recipients; the restrictions imposed on them by Gracchus in the interest of the commonwealth the ground-rent and the prohibition of alienation had already been abolished by Marcus Drusus.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)

So much of the domains as had already been distributed by non-colonial assignation remained in the hands of the recipients; the restrictions imposed on them by Gracchus in the interest of the commonwealth the ground-rent and the prohibition of alienation had already been abolished by Marcus Drusus.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book IV : The Revolution