HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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The emperor had to obey the Senate.
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Senators carried an ax to protect themselves.
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The punishments were the same for rich and poor.
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Any Roman could accuse someone of a crime.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Any male Roman citizen could accuse someone of a crime and seek to prosecute him or her before a jury court. To bring a case, the accuser had to take an oath that his prosecution was in good faith. The accused person remained free while each side prepared for the trial.
Detailed explanation-2: -The legis actiones (actions in law) procedure was the original form of procedure in Roman law. It had three stages, namely an oral summons, a preliminary hearing before a magistrate and a full trial before a judge.
Detailed explanation-3: -Roman law had a significant influence over the modern-day laws of many countries. Legal ideas like trial by jury, civil rights, contracts, personal property, legal wills, and corporations all were influenced by Roman law and the Roman way of looking at things.
Detailed explanation-4: -Roman law was the law of ancient Rome from the founding of Rome in 753 BC to the fall of the Western Empire in AD 476. Roman law continued in the Eastern Empire until AD 1453. It is the basis for the legal system of most continental European countries.