Lex Licinia Sextia was a Roman law passed in 367 BCE and took effect in 366 BCE. Roman law is the legal system of Ancient Rome. As used in the West the term commonly refers to legal developments prior to the Roman/Byzantine state's adopting It restored the consulship, allegedly reserved one of the two consular positions for a plebeian (though subsequent years did see two patricians as consul), and introduced new limits on the possession of conquered land. Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire Plebs were the general body of landowners of Roman Citizens in Ancient Rome. The term " patrician " originally referred to a group of elite families in Ancient Rome, including both their natural and

Contents 1 Authors 2 Purpose 3 Provisions 4 Alternate names 5 See also 6 References

Authors

It is named for the plebeian tribunes Gaius Licinius Stolo and Lucius Sextius Lateranus who held office in this year and promoted the legislation. Tribune (from the Latin: tribunus; Byzantine Greek form τριβούνος) was a title shared by 2–3 elected magistracies in the "Stolo" redirects here For the indigenous First Nations people see Stólō. Lucius Sextius Lateranus was a Roman tribune of the plebs and is noted for having been one of two men (the other being Gaius Licinius) behind the Lex Licinia

Purpose

The law was championed for the plebeians in their struggle for power with the war-weakened patricians during what is often referred to as the Later Conflict of the Orders, following major wars with Gaul and the Latins. Plebs were the general body of landowners of Roman Citizens in Ancient Rome. The term " patrician " originally referred to a group of elite families in Ancient Rome, including both their natural and The Conflict of the Orders, also referred to as the Struggle of the Orders, was a political struggle between the Plebeians (commoners and Patricians It combines agrarian and constitutional demands of the plebeians. Plebs were the general body of landowners of Roman Citizens in Ancient Rome.

Patrician conservative leader Marcus Furius Camillus may have seen the law as a required concession. The term " patrician " originally referred to a group of elite families in Ancient Rome, including both their natural and Marcus Furius Camillus (ca 446- 365 BC was a Roman soldier and statesman of Patrician descent The law comes near the end of a period described as 'anarchy' (375 BC) during which no legitimate chief magistrates were elected at Rome. Some of the constitutional aspects of the bill were intended to address this and at the same time ensure more power for the plebeians. Plebs were the general body of landowners of Roman Citizens in Ancient Rome.

The agrarian portions of the law may have been more form than substance, as it has been suggested they were easily evaded. The year following the passage of the law did see a plebeian stand for consul. Some historians present this as the first time plebeians as permitted to serve as consuls; others suggest that as many as 30% of the consuls in the early republic may have been plebeian. In any case, at this time there was fairly intense conflict between the orders and lex Licinia Sextia was a significant event in that conflict.

Provisions

• It restored the consulship. Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire
• It stipulated that one of the two yearly-elected consuls should be from the plebeian order. Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire Plebs were the general body of landowners of Roman Citizens in Ancient Rome.
• It limited grants and ownership of ager publicus, "public land" conquered by the Roman army, to less than 500 iugera, or 320 acres (1. The ancient Roman units of measurement were built on the Hellenic system with Egyptian, Hebrew, and Mesopotamian influences 3 km²), for a single person. This was intended to prevent patricians from seizing all the ager publicus, but in reality this law was ignored.
• It limited the number of sheep and cattle that can be kept on public pastures.

Alternate names

• Leges Liciniae Sextiae
• Lex Licinia
• Licinian Rogations
• The Licinian Laws
• Licinio-Sextian Rogations
• Lex de modo agrorum

See also

• Roman Law
• List of Roman Laws
• Roman Republic
• Conflict of the Orders

References

• http://www.geocities.com/bwduncan/rhr/leges.html
• http://www.vroma.org/~jruebel/timeline/republic-4th.html
• http://www.unrv.com/government/index-of-roman-laws.php
• http://www.ghg.net/shetler/rome/rulers/coss389-301.html
• The Roman Law Library, incl. Leges

Roman law is the legal system of Ancient Rome. As used in the West the term commonly refers to legal developments prior to the Roman/Byzantine state's adopting This is a partial list of Roman laws. The name of the law is usually the gens of the legislator declined on the feminine form (because in Latin law - lex plural The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the The Conflict of the Orders, also referred to as the Struggle of the Orders, was a political struggle between the Plebeians (commoners and Patricians

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