HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Romans would have stopped going to the forum.
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Plebeians would have lost their rights.
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Patricians would have stopped making new laws.
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Citizens would have broken laws without knowing it.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Punishments included fines, flogging, loss of citizenship, banishment, forced labor in government mines, and death by crucifixion or by beasts in the arena, such as the famous Coliseum. Lower-class criminals suffered physical punishment and death much more frequently than upper-class offenders for the same crime.
Detailed explanation-2: -Economic problems, government corruption, crime and private armies, and the rise of Julius Caesar as dictator all led to its eventual fall in 27 BCE.
Detailed explanation-3: -Written and unwritten law. The Romans divided their law into jus scriptum (written law) and jus non scriptum (unwritten law). By “unwritten law” they meant custom; by “written law” they meant not only the laws derived from legislation but, literally, laws based on any written source.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are three important principles of Roman law. An accused person was presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Secondly, The accused was allowed to face the accuser and offer a defense against the charge. Lastly, guilt had to be established “clearer than daylight” using solid evidence.