WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus a committee of ten men called the decemvirs was established in 451 BCE to write down the law for the first time. The work they produced in 449 BCE, the Twelve Tables, documented the centuries-old customary laws and became the foundation of Roman law as we know it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Law of the Twelve Tables established the jus civile, the laicization of the right, and contemplated the family, marriage, divorce and inheritances; possession and transfer of property, assaults and injuries against people and property; and debts, slavery, insolvency subjection with the agreement of the parties (nexum).

Detailed explanation-3: -Law in the Roman Republic At first, only the upper-class patricians made the laws. But before long, the lower-class plebeians gained this right. About 60 years after the founding of the Roman Republic, discontented plebeians demanded a written code of laws and legal rights.

Detailed explanation-4: -How do the 12 Tables compare to modern laws? The Twelve Tables compares to Modern laws because it acknowledged the right of individuals, explained courts and trial procedures for crimes committed, and outlined the general laws of society.

Detailed explanation-5: -The most significant aspect of the Twelve Tables was the introduction of written law to Rome, along with the implications this had on the development of Roman law.