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The Lex Canuleia is a law of the Roman Republic
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
 passed in the year 445 BC. Named after the tribune Gaius Canuleius
Gaius Canuleius

Gaius Canuleius, according to Livy book 4, was a tribune of the plebs in 445 BC. He introduced a bill proposing that intermarriage between patricians and plebians be allowed....
, who proposed it, it abolished a corresponding prohibition in the Twelve Tables
Twelve Tables

The Law of the Twelve Tables was the ancient legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law. The Law of the Twelve Tables formed the centerpiece of the constitution of the Roman Republic and the core of the mos maiorum....
, allowing marriage
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 between patrician
Patrician

The term "patrician" originally referred to a group of elitism citizens in ancient Rome, including both their natural and adopted members. In the late Roman empire, the class was broadened to include high council officials, and after the fall of the Western Empire became a term for Byzantine Imperial governors in the West....
s and plebeian
Plebs

The Plebs was the general body of Roman citizens in Ancient Rome. They were distinct from the higher class of the patricians. A member of the plebs was known as a plebeian ....
s, with children inheriting the father's class. The Lex Canuleia created the Equestrian or Knight
Knight

File:Gothic armor 2.jpgKnight is the term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. In the Commonwealth of Nations, knighthood is a non-heritable form of gentry....
 class, the hybrid of patricians and plebeians. In the book Goodbye Mr Chips by James Hilton
James Hilton

James Hilton was an Academy Award-winning England novelist, and author of several best-sellers including Lost Horizon and Goodbye Mr. Chips....
, when Mr Patrician claimed not to be allowed to marry Miss Plebs, she replied, "Yes, you can, you liar!"








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The Lex Canuleia is a law of the Roman Republic
Roman Republic

The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....
 passed in the year 445 BC. Named after the tribune Gaius Canuleius
Gaius Canuleius

Gaius Canuleius, according to Livy book 4, was a tribune of the plebs in 445 BC. He introduced a bill proposing that intermarriage between patricians and plebians be allowed....
, who proposed it, it abolished a corresponding prohibition in the Twelve Tables
Twelve Tables

The Law of the Twelve Tables was the ancient legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law. The Law of the Twelve Tables formed the centerpiece of the constitution of the Roman Republic and the core of the mos maiorum....
, allowing marriage
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 between patrician
Patrician

The term "patrician" originally referred to a group of elitism citizens in ancient Rome, including both their natural and adopted members. In the late Roman empire, the class was broadened to include high council officials, and after the fall of the Western Empire became a term for Byzantine Imperial governors in the West....
s and plebeian
Plebs

The Plebs was the general body of Roman citizens in Ancient Rome. They were distinct from the higher class of the patricians. A member of the plebs was known as a plebeian ....
s, with children inheriting the father's class. The Lex Canuleia created the Equestrian or Knight
Knight

File:Gothic armor 2.jpgKnight is the term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. In the Commonwealth of Nations, knighthood is a non-heritable form of gentry....
 class, the hybrid of patricians and plebeians. In the book Goodbye Mr Chips by James Hilton
James Hilton

James Hilton was an Academy Award-winning England novelist, and author of several best-sellers including Lost Horizon and Goodbye Mr. Chips....
, when Mr Patrician claimed not to be allowed to marry Miss Plebs, she replied, "Yes, you can, you liar!"

Other names

  • Lex de conubio patrum et plebis


See also

  • Gaius Canuleius
    Gaius Canuleius

    Gaius Canuleius, according to Livy book 4, was a tribune of the plebs in 445 BC. He introduced a bill proposing that intermarriage between patricians and plebians be allowed....
  • Ius connubii
  • Roman Law
    Roman law

    Roman law is the law system of ancient Rome. As used in the West the term commonly refers to legal developments prior to the Roman/Byzantine state's adopting Greek language as its official language in the 7th century....
  • List of Roman laws
    List of Roman laws

    This is a partial list of Roman laws. The name of the law is usually the Roman naming convention of the legislator, declined on the feminine form ....
  • List of legal Latin terms
    List of legal Latin terms

    A number of Latin terms are used in law terminology and legal maxims. This is a partial list of these "legal Latin" terms, which are wholly or substantially drawn from Latin....


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