The Hammurabi's Code and the Roman's Twelve Tables were two of the most persuasive law codes in ancient history. King Hammurabi brought together the city-states of Sumeria with his law code that was first displayed in 1755 B.C.E. Despite the fact that Hammurabi’s code was not the first known law code, it was the earliest one to survive largely intact. In the Roman Republic, a law code well-known as the Twelve Tables were created by a panel of ten men to appease the plebeians or the lower-class’s hostile behavior to justice. Around 450 B.C.E., the panel of men added two more tables, and thus making it twelve in total. While the law codes are comparative as it were, they additionally share a few contrasts. A typical subject that goes through
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That is, it had the moral of an “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” yet it exclusively relied upon the social class. As such, it favored the rich over poor people. For example, the punishment between two social equals would fit the crime, however, the one between a higher-rank individual and a lower-rank individual could be a fine paid by the high social class individual as opposed to losing an eye or a tooth. An example is from law code 196 in Hammurabi’s code, “If a seignior has destroyed the eye of a member of the aristocracy, they shall destroy his eye.” The succeeding code then states, “If he has destroyed the eye of a commoner or broken the bone of a commoner, he shall pay one mina of silver.” The Roman’s twelve tables however, had the same punishments for everyone, regardless of their social status. In both law codes, marriage is depicted as a significant factor in a family. In the Roman Empire, it was prohibited for two non-social equals to marry. Table eleven states, “Marriages should not take place between plebeians and patricians.” The Hammurabi's code law stretched limitations on marriages and divorces. He made different scenarios under different circumstances. For instance, law code 128 states that if a liberated man acquired a wife without an agreement, that woman isn't his better half. Another example is from law code 138, which states, if a free man if a liberated man needs to separate from his wife who didn't give him any children, he should give her everything of the marriage cost as well as the dowry before he can divorce her. The succeeding law code states, if there were no marriage value, the man need to give the woman one mina of silver, which equates to modern-day one pound, as a divorce settlement. The next law code states that in the event that he, the man, is a peasant, at that point he needs to give the woman one-third mina of silver. Although marriage could
That is, it had the moral of an “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” yet it exclusively relied upon the social class. As such, it favored the rich over poor people. For example, the punishment between two social equals would fit the crime, however, the one between a higher-rank individual and a lower-rank individual could be a fine paid by the high social class individual as opposed to losing an eye or a tooth. An example is from law code 196 in Hammurabi’s code, “If a seignior has destroyed the eye of a member of the aristocracy, they shall destroy his eye.” The succeeding code then states, “If he has destroyed the eye of a commoner or broken the bone of a commoner, he shall pay one mina of silver.” The Roman’s twelve tables however, had the same punishments for everyone, regardless of their social status. In both law codes, marriage is depicted as a significant factor in a family. In the Roman Empire, it was prohibited for two non-social equals to marry. Table eleven states, “Marriages should not take place between plebeians and patricians.” The Hammurabi's code law stretched limitations on marriages and divorces. He made different scenarios under different circumstances. For instance, law code 128 states that if a liberated man acquired a wife without an agreement, that woman isn't his better half. Another example is from law code 138, which states, if a free man if a liberated man needs to separate from his wife who didn't give him any children, he should give her everything of the marriage cost as well as the dowry before he can divorce her. The succeeding law code states, if there were no marriage value, the man need to give the woman one mina of silver, which equates to modern-day one pound, as a divorce settlement. The next law code states that in the event that he, the man, is a peasant, at that point he needs to give the woman one-third mina of silver. Although marriage could