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006- The Twelve Tables
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Feb 25, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 451 BC a committee was ordered to compile and then condense Roman
law into a single text called the Twelve Tables of Law. Despite
tyrannical machinations by the committee, the Twelve Tables secured an
objective rule of law for all Roman citizens regardless of wealth or
class.
law into a single text called the Twelve Tables of Law. Despite
tyrannical machinations by the committee, the Twelve Tables secured an
objective rule of law for all Roman citizens regardless of wealth or
class.
Released:
Feb 25, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
043- Insert Well Known Idiom Here: In 49 BC Caesar led a single legion across the Rubicon River, sparking a civil war that would lead to the death of the Roman Republic. by The History of Rome