law
Leges Valeriae Horatiae
the Valerio-Horatian laws
The laws carried by the consuls Valerius and Horatius in 449 BC restoring and fortifying liberty after the decemvirate: binding force for plebiscites, the renewed right of appeal, and the inviolability of tribunes.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 3 §55 consular laws
The Valerio-Horatian laws of 449 BC: they made plebiscites binding on all, restored and fortified the right of appeal, and confirmed the inviolability of the tribunes.