Cyber Day; Post 19

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Today, in addition to watching a YouTube video on Law and Order within Ancient Rome, we were instructed to describe the Twelve Tables. Of course, these aren't actually tables, rather they're a reference to the tablets on which the laws were written. Listed below is an in-depth analysis as well as some personal reflection on how this Roman implementation may have affected our world today (especially in the Western Hemisphere): 

The Twelve Tables

For starters, The Twelve Tables were written by a group of ten officials after the Plebians had forced the Patricians to write out their laws. The Twelve Tables included numerous laws on, you guessed it, twelve tables (or stone tablets). These laws were formulated and finally written after Patricians began interpreting laws as they wished, almost always leaving the Plebians in the dark with massive issues. They were first constructed starting in the year 451 B.C. and hung in the Forum where they would eventually be utilized for the betterment of Roman society, regardless of class. Likely the most important aspect of the Twelve Tables is that they established the idealogy that free citizens all had the right to protection from the Roman Law. Further, this commencement of laws that hold all free men equal worked to create a balance in power between the two classes of Rome. This, in turn, likely carried over into other civilizations; even into the Western World today. In addition to being the base of equality (of sorts) in Rome, it also reviewed a wide array of subjects and how persons shall behave in said environments. 

The Twelve Tables is the base of all Roman law they ...






The figure to the Right: The Twelve Tables presented on a wall; each varied in detail as well as information.









Personal Analysis: 

In order to better understand our laws and culture today, I believe it's vital to view our past as if it's something that directly correlates to our world today. This principle shines when discussing The Twelve Tables, which to this day remains an artifact to our past civilizations. By looking at Greece's historic past and Rome's historic importance, it's hard to believe that such laws and cultural norms didn't apply in their time. And while in their time Romans struggled with the separation within the class, we utilize this difference today. By allowing the rich to offer employment and investments into the lower class percentile, the option of growth stands strong. Whereas prior to The Twelve Tables, and then some afterward, the rich would work to gain power and riches solely for their own betterment. By forcing the Patricians to pass mandates that enforced equality among Plebians, life would change for themselves, and future generations around the world. 

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With that said, I conclude my May 5th Cyber Day Post; Till next time! Stay Safe! 






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