Twelve Tables - Excerpts from the Twelve Tables

The Law of the Twelve Tables (Lex Duodecim Tabularum, more informally simply Duodecim Tabulae) were the ancient legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law. The Law of the Twelve Tables formed the centrepiece of the constitution of the Roman Republic and the core of the mos maiorum. The Twelve Tables must be carefully distinguished from the unrelated, much older "twelve shields" of King Numa Pompilius. According to traditional, semi-legendary historical accounts preserved in Livy, during the earli ...

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Si in ius vocat, ito. Ni it, antestamino. Igitur em capito. If someone is called to go to court, let him go. If he doesn't go, a witness should be called. Only then should he be captured. Si calvitur pedemve struit, manum endo iacito. Si morbus ævitasve vitium escit, iumentum dato. Si nolet, arceram ne sternito. If he shirks or flees, he should be captured. If illness or old age is an impediment, let him be given a carriage. If he doesn't want it, it should not be covered. Adsiduo vindex adsi ...

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Si in ius vocat, ito. Ni it, antestamino. Igitur em capito. If someone is called to go to court, let him go. If he doesn't go, a witness should be called. Only then should he be captured. Si calvitur pedemve struit, manum endo iacito. Si morbus ævitasve vitium escit, iumentum dato. Si nolet, arceram ne sternito. If he shirks or flees, he should be captured. If illness or old age is an impediment, let him be given a carriage. If he doesn't want it, it should not be covered. Adsiduo vindex adsi ...

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