Episode
006- The Twelve Tables
15:56
Published: Thu Feb 25 2010
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.
Chapters
A brief account of the legal framework of Rome which was based on nebulous oral and written traditions with precedents and sub-clauses, and how it ultimately changed over the years to a set of written precepts memorized by every child and recited by every adult.
00:00 - 01:50 (01:50)
Summary
A brief account of the legal framework of Rome which was based on nebulous oral and written traditions with precedents and sub-clauses, and how it ultimately changed over the years to a set of written precepts memorized by every child and recited by every adult.
Episode006- The Twelve Tables
PodcastThe History of Rome
In 451 BC, the decemvirate was established by Roman plebeians to collect and condense Roman law into a uniform code, heavily influenced by Solon's political reforms in Greek city-state, Athens.
01:50 - 13:23 (11:33)
Summary
In 451 BC, the decemvirate was established by Roman plebeians to collect and condense Roman law into a uniform code, heavily influenced by Solon's political reforms in Greek city-state, Athens.
Episode006- The Twelve Tables
PodcastThe History of Rome
The ban on patrician-plebe marriage prevented plebeians from holding high office and resulted in a cycle of conflict that eventually led to legal reforms, resulting in a stronger legal position for plebeians to resist patrician tyranny.
13:23 - 15:23 (01:59)
Summary
The ban on patrician-plebe marriage prevented plebeians from holding high office and resulted in a cycle of conflict that eventually led to legal reforms, resulting in a stronger legal position for plebeians to resist patrician tyranny.