# Lex Hortensia (-287)

URL: https://roman-history.com/timeline/-287-lex-hortensia
Location: Rome
Categories: politics

The law gave plebiscites general force and conventionally ends the Conflict of the Orders.

## Why it matters
It integrated plebeian institutions into the governing machinery of the Republic.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Republic](https://roman-history.com/rulers/roman-republic)