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Notes:
Roman Law
Twelve Tables (451BC) – Laws were written down and placed in Rome’s marketplace (the Forum).
All free citizens had the right to be treated equally by the legal system
Applied only to Roman citizens
Continued
Law of Nations – new rules to settle disputes between citizens and onenon-citizens. (was for newly expanded territories)
People were seen as innocent until proven guilty
Rule of Law – Law applies to everyone
Continued
Why was it necessary for Rome to create the Law of Nations?
Rome Expands
Romans conquered all of Italy
Carthage – enemy of Rome (located in the Med. Sea) (Off the coast of North Africa)
Ruled a great trading empire
Continued
Punic Wars
Fought over Sicily ( the war lasted 20 years)
Rome eventually took Sicily
Carthage expanded into southern Spain
Romans helped the people of Spain to rebel
Hannibal Carthage’s General attacked the Romans in Italy (assembled a large force)
Eventually Carthage gave up Spain to Rome
Carthage had to give up its navy and pay a large fine
