The Briefing Room
General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => History => Topic started by: rangerrebew on March 21, 2018, 03:46:19 pm
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In Ancient Rome, what was the law of the twelve tables?
What is the definition of the law of the twelve tables and why were they important for Ancient Rome? Dr Miles Russell brings you the facts…
March 21, 2018 at 11:00 am
Created around 450 BC, the tables were a code that set out the rights and obligations of the people in areas such as marriage, divorce, burial, inheritance, property and ownership, injury, compensation, debt and slavery.
Key provisions included the establishment of burial grounds outside the limits of the city walls, the control of property if the stakeholder was decreed insane, the continual guardianship of women (passing from father to husband), the treatment of children and of slaves (as property), and the settling of compensation claims for injuries sustained at work.
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/in-ancient-rome-what-was-the-law-of-the-twelve-tables/ (https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/in-ancient-rome-what-was-the-law-of-the-twelve-tables/)