HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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It caused a rapid decline in education.
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It destroyed centuries of advancements in the arts.
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It laid the foundation for unending stability in Europe
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It promoted the codification of laws.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Twelve Tables 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: -The impact of these codes on Rome as well as a modern society can still be felt today. The use of the Twelve Tables to give an understanding of basic law was crucial to the success of Rome. More civil rights were established and less social corruption occurred as a result of the introduction of the Twelve Tables.
Detailed explanation-3: -This compilation, known collectively as the Corpus Juris Civilis, consisted of three different original parts: the Digest (Digesta), the Code (Codex), and the Institutes (Institutiones). The Digest (533 CE) collected and summarized all of the classical jurists’ writings on law and justice.