Lex Hortensia
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Lex Hortensia was a landmark Roman law of 287 BCE that made resolutions passed by the Plebeian Council (plebiscites) binding on all Roman citizens, significantly advancing plebeian political power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lex Hortensia canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law
ⓘ
plebiscite ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Roman citizens
ⓘ
patricians ⓘ plebeians ⓘ |
| category |
Roman constitutional law
ⓘ
ancient legal reform ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 287 BCE ⓘ |
| describedBy | Livy (indirectly, via later summaries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | ancient Roman historiography ⓘ |
| effectOnInstitution |
diminished formal legislative role of the Senate
ⓘ
enhanced status of the Plebeian Council as a lawmaking body ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Concilium Plebis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plebeian Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Roman Republican legislation expanding popular assemblies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
constitutional structure of the Roman Republic
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
eliminated need for Senate approval of plebiscites
ⓘ
gave plebiscites force of law equivalent to leges passed by the comitia ⓘ increased legislative power of the plebeians ⓘ made plebiscites binding on all Roman citizens ⓘ reduced patrician control over legislation ⓘ strengthened the authority of the Plebeian Council ⓘ |
| longTermImpact | contributed to integration of plebeian elite into Roman ruling class ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Quintus Hortensius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | dictator ⓘ |
| partOf | Conflict of the Orders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEnactment |
Roman Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | struggle between patrician aristocracy and plebeian order ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lex Publilia (339 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Quintus Hortensius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to resolve social and political conflict between patricians and plebeians
ⓘ
to secure plebeian equality in the legislative process ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy | Plebeian Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Concilium Plebis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ patricians ⓘ plebeians ⓘ plebiscitum ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a landmark in the development of Roman popular sovereignty
ⓘ
established legislative sovereignty of the Plebeian Council ⓘ marked culmination of the Conflict of the Orders ⓘ |
| timeIndex | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
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