Lex Iulia de civitate Latinis et sociis danda
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The Lex Iulia de civitate Latinis et sociis danda was a Roman law of 90 BCE that granted Roman citizenship to many Italian allies, helping to resolve tensions that had led to the Italian (Social) War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lex Iulia de civitate Latinis et sociis danda canonical | 4 |
| Lex Julia de civitate Latinis et sociis danda | 1 |
| Lex Julia granting Roman citizenship to Italian allies | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law
ⓘ
statute ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Julian Law on Citizenship for Latins and Allies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lex Iulia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Italian allies who had not rebelled or who laid down arms
ⓘ
Latin communities loyal to Rome ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman assemblies ⓘ |
| chronology |
enacted after the outbreak of the Social War
ⓘ
preceded later extensions of citizenship by other laws ⓘ |
| consequence |
expanded the Roman citizen body to include most of Italy
ⓘ
weakened support for the Italian rebellion ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 90 BCE ⓘ |
| enactedDuring |
Italian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Social War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Roman citizenship law
ⓘ
Roman public law ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Italian peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Lex Iulia de civitate Latinis et sociis danda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked a major step toward the political unification of Italy under Rome
ⓘ
transformed many former allies into Roman citizens ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Roman magistrates ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Lucius Iulius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Latin ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
extended Roman franchise beyond the city of Rome
ⓘ
granted Roman citizenship to Latins ⓘ granted Roman citizenship to many Italian socii ⓘ integrated Italian communities into the Roman citizen body ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory law of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| namedAfter | gens Iulia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman legal reforms during the Social War ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Italian demands for Roman citizenship
ⓘ
Roman efforts to end the Social War ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Lucius Iulius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage Italian allies to end hostilities in the Social War
ⓘ
to grant Roman citizenship to many Italian allies ⓘ to reduce tensions between Rome and its Italian allies ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
central Italy
ⓘ
southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lex Plautia Papiria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lex Pompeia de Transpadanis NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman citizenship ⓘ Romanization of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| typeOfGrant | collective grant of citizenship to communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lex Julia de civitate Latinis et sociis danda
this entity surface form:
Lex Julia granting Roman citizenship to Italian allies