Lex Hortensia, the Glossary
The lex Hortensia, also sometimes referred to as the Hortensian law, was a law passed in Ancient Rome in 287 BC which made all resolutions passed by the Plebeian Council, known as plebiscita, binding on all citizens.[1]
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19 relations: Ancient Rome, Centuriate assembly, Conflict of the Orders, Janiculum, Lex Canuleia, Lex Ogulnia, Lex Publilia (471 BC), Licinio-Sextian rogations, List of Roman laws, Patrician (ancient Rome), Plebeian council, Plebeians, Quintus Hortensius (dictator), Roman law, Samnite Wars, Secessio plebis, Tribal assembly, Tribune, Valerio-Horatian laws.
- 287 BC
Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
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Centuriate assembly
The Centuriate Assembly (Latin: comitia centuriata) of the Roman Republic was one of the three voting assemblies in the Roman constitution.
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Conflict of the Orders
The Conflict of the Orders, also Struggle of the Orders, was a political struggle between the plebeians (commoners) and patricians (aristocrats) of the ancient Roman Republic lasting from 500 BC to 287 BC in which the plebeians sought political equality with the patricians.
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Janiculum
The Janiculum (Gianicolo), occasionally known as the Janiculan Hill, is a hill in western Rome, Italy.
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Lex Canuleia
The lex Canuleia (‘Canuleian law’), or lex de conubio patrum et plebis, was a law of the Roman Republic, passed in the year 445 BC, restoring the right of conubium (marriage) between patricians and plebeians. Lex Hortensia and lex Canuleia are Roman law.
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Lex Ogulnia
The lex Ogulnia was a Roman law passed in 300 BC. Lex Hortensia and lex Ogulnia are Roman law.
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Lex Publilia (471 BC)
The lex Publilia, also known as the Publilian Rogation, was a law traditionally passed in 471 BC, transferring the election of the tribunes of the plebs to the comitia tributa, thereby freeing their election from the direct influence of the Senate and patrician magistrates. Lex Hortensia and lex Publilia (471 BC) are Roman law.
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Licinio-Sextian rogations
The Licino-Sextian rogations were a series of laws proposed by tribunes of the plebs, Gaius Licinius Stolo and Lucius Sextius Lateranus, enacted around 367 BC. Lex Hortensia and Licinio-Sextian rogations are Roman law.
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List of Roman laws
This is a partial list of Roman laws. Lex Hortensia and list of Roman laws are Roman law.
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Patrician (ancient Rome)
The patricians (from patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome.
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Plebeian council
The Concilium Plebis (English: Plebeian Council, Plebeian Assembly, People's Assembly or Council of the Plebs) was the principal assembly of the common people of the ancient Roman Republic.
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Plebeians
In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners".
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Quintus Hortensius (dictator)
Quintus Hortensius was an ancient Roman, appointed to the office of dictator in the year 287 BC.
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Roman law
Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables, to the (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I. Roman law forms the basic framework for civil law, the most widely used legal system today, and the terms are sometimes used synonymously.
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Samnite Wars
The First, Second, and Third Samnite Wars (343–341 BC, 326–304 BC, and 298–290 BC) were fought between the Roman Republic and the Samnites, who lived on a stretch of the Apennine Mountains south of Rome and north of the Lucanian tribe.
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Secessio plebis
Secessio plebis (withdrawal of the commoners, or secession of the plebs) was an informal exercise of power by Rome's plebeian citizens between the 5th century BC and 3rd century BC., similar in concept to the general strike.
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Tribal assembly
The Tribal Assembly (Comitia (Populi) Tributa) was an assembly consisting of all Roman citizens convened by tribes (tribus).
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Tribune
Tribune was the title of various elected officials in ancient Rome.
Valerio-Horatian laws
The Valerio-Horatian laws (leges Valeriae Horatiae) were three laws which were passed by the consuls of Rome for 449 BC, Lucius Valerius Poplicola Potitus and Marcus Horatius Barbatus. Lex Hortensia and Valerio-Horatian laws are Roman law.
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See also
287 BC
- 287 BC
- Lex Hortensia
- Siege of Athens (287 BC)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Hortensia
Also known as Hortensian Law.