CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Code of Hammurabi
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the Roman Constitution
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Laws of Solon
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Twelve Tables
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Laws of the Twelve Tables was the legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law. Formally promulgated in 449 BC, the Tables consolidated earlier traditions into an enduring set of laws. In the Forum, “The Twelve Tables” stated the rights and duties of the Roman citizen.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 451 BC, the plebeians pressured the senate to write down the laws of Rome, the result was the Twelve Tables, twelve stone tablets with written laws that were posted in the forum, or marketplace of Rome for all to see.
Detailed explanation-3: -After some resistance from the patricians, a committee produced 12 bronze tablets that together contained Rome’s first law code. Called the Twelve Tables, this code recorded important legal concepts such as: rules to settle boundary and other property disputes. formulas to make contracts and wills.