WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

ROMAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the prominent concept for Western civilization that was established in Roman law?
A
Slavery would be abolished.
B
All citizens were innocent unless proven guilty.
C
All members of society would be provided for by the government.
D
Gruesome gladiator matches would not be allowed in public places.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the innovations of the Roman Republic was the notion of equality under the law. In 449 B.C.E., government leaders carved some of Rome’s most important laws into 12 great tablets. The Twelve Tables, as they came to be known, were the first Roman laws put in writing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (c. 449 BC), to the Corpus Juris Civilis (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I.

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