The Ancient City, by Fustel de Coulanges

Book 4 Chapter 8: Changes in Private Law. The Code of the Twelve Tables. The Code of Solon.


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The plebians' victory over the old religion led to changes in the definition of law itself.

Law went from being a religious institution, revealed and commanded by the gods, to a human institution, serving human ends.

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The Ancient City, by Fustel de CoulangesBy Christopher Anadale