Lex Ogulnia

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The Lex Ogulnia was a Roman law passed in 300 BC. BC stipulated that plebeians were also allowed to hold almost all priesthoods. In addition, the number of pontifices was increased to eight and that of augurs to nine. According to this regulation, five of the augurs had to be plebeians. The lex Ogulnia, named after the tribune Quintus Ogulnius Gallus , was an important achievement that emerged from the time of the class struggles. The Lex Hortensia (287 BC), which stipulated that the resolutions of the plebeian assembly should henceforth be on an equal footing with the laws of the center committee, is considered the official end of the class struggles .

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