A Lex Julia (or: Lex Iulia, plural: Leges Juliae/Leges Iuliae) is an ancient Roman law that was introduced by any member of the Julian family. Most often, "Julian laws", Lex Iulia or Leges Iuliae will refer to moral legislation introduced by Augustus in 18-17 BC, or to a law from the dictatorship of Julius Caesar.
Read more about Lex Julia: Lex Iulia De Civitate Latinis Danda (90 BC), Lex Iulia De Repetundis (59 BC), Lex Julia Municipalis (45 BC), Moral Legislation of Augustus, Later Updates To The Julian Laws
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“The old, subjective, stagnant, indolent and wretched life for woman has gone. She has as many resources as men, as many activities beckon her on. As large possibilities swell and inspire her heart.”
—Anna Julia Cooper (1859–1964)