# The Twelve Tables

Author: Coleman-Norton, Paul R. (Paul Robinson), 1898-1971 [Translator]

Genre: Category: History - Ancient

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14783

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Twelve+Tables+Coleman-Norton&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The legal history of Rome begins properly with the Twelve Tables. It is strictly the first and the only Roman code,[1] collecting the earliest known laws of the Roman people and forming the foundation of the whole fabric of Roman Law. Its importance lies in the fact that by its promulgation was substituted for an unwritten usage, of which the knowledge had been confined to some citizens of the community, a public and written body of laws, which were easily accessible to and strictly binding on all citizens of Rome.

## Chapters

- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-twelve-tables-14783/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-twelve-tables-14783/chapters/2/index.md)