Why was it important for plebeians to have a written law code? How might it have protected them? Why were patricians less interested in codifying law in such a manner?
Read The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE. Answer and discuss the accompanying questions: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/12tables.a… 1.What kinds of issues do these laws address? Which appear most important and why? Is there any overarching theme to these laws? Why was it important for plebeians to have a written law code? How might it have protected them? Why were […]