Cyber #21

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Law & Order in Ancient Rome

In the early days, there were no written rules.  Communities were organized with laws according to Family, Neighbors, Priests, and finally, Patricians who presented the laws to the king's courts. With the end of monarchy, the Plebeians protested and demanded more power in the making of laws.
After leaving Rome and refusing to take part in the army, they were finally allowed to form the Tribune of the Plebs.  They proposed, discussed, and voted the laws. They demanded the laws to be written down.  Thus the Twelve Tables were written with general laws.  Initially carved on wood and later on bronze, they were displayed to the public for everyone to memorize. 
The continued conflicts between Plebeians and Patricians for the land and wealth distribution resulted in many violent disputes and the end of the republic.  In 31 BC, Augustus restored the republic system by running as the Princeps.  He restored law and order and began the transition to Empire.  He called upon the senate which passed the laws proposed by the assemblies.  To bring order were the Jurists.  "They wrote about the theory of Law" which saw the expansion of the Roman Jurisprudence.  Their work was collected in the code of Justinian in the 6th century.
Over the centuries Roman law was foundation not only to their civilizations but many civilizations that followed.

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