In 450 B.C., a constitution was written for the Roman people known as the Twelve Tables. These tables covered principles such as the rights of the people in court and rules about arresting individuals and became the basis of Roman law for the next thousand years.
In 450 B.C., a constitution was written for the Roman people known as the Twelve Tables. These tables covered principles such as the rights of the people in court and rules about arresting individuals. The tables became the basis of Roman law for the next thousand years.