This is a partial
list of Roman laws. A law (
Latin lex) is usually named for the sponsoring legislator and designated by the
adjectival form of his family or
gens name (
nomen gentilicum). Because the
noun lex (plural
leges) is of
feminine grammatical gender, its adjective
is also feminine in form. When a law is the initiative of the two
consuls, it is given the name of both, with the
gens of the senior consul first. Sometimes a law is further specified by a short phrase describing the content of the law, to distinguish that law from others sponsored by members of the same family.