Roman influence
According to old Roman tales, Rome was founded in 753 B.C.E by Romulus, a descendant of Aeneas. Romulus and his twin brother Remus were infants when their uncle tried to kill them by throwing them in the Tiber River. The old tale says that a female wolf found them in the edge of the water and took care of them. One day a herd’s man found the cave where they were living and took them to his house. As they matured, they found out that their uncle attempted to kill them, so they found out where he was living and killed him. Then Romulus became Rome’s first king by killing his brother Remus. Rome immediately began conquering their Italian neighbors and eventually became a might nation, which for this reason they are still an influence …show more content…
Jerry Bentley says, “They established the principles that defendants were innocent until proven guilty, and they ensured that defendants had a right to challenge their accusers before a judge in a court of law (225). The courts in today’s civilization have employed those principles. Every person in western society, if arrested is not guilty until going before a judge. Then they could challenge the accusation and if innocent be free from all charges. The roman have also influence modern law in its flaccidity and balance. The author Carl Richard says” Every new praetor had the opportunity of deleting what was antiquated and of including new remedies, which, if they prove themselves over time, would then be copied by other praetors and become standard element of the praetorian edict”(49). The laws in today’s modern times can also be changed, for newer laws. Romans had also help pave the way through their civil laws, for modern day democracy. The jurist Ulpian wrote commentaries on civil-law issues. He contended for the theory of popular sovereignty because of how the Roman emperors ruled. Carl Richard says “Thus, the principles of popular sovereignty, however poorly implemented in Western practice for centuries, survived to reemerge as a cornerstone of modern democracy” (52). It was because of the Romans that western society got the idea about democracy. Roman law has been praised and considered influential in Western society by prominent men. “ Many of the founders of the United States considered Roman law more rational and more truly based on natural law than the common law”(Richard 53). It is obvious that the founders of the US had been influenced by the Roman laws and was in high
According to old Roman tales, Rome was founded in 753 B.C.E by Romulus, a descendant of Aeneas. Romulus and his twin brother Remus were infants when their uncle tried to kill them by throwing them in the Tiber River. The old tale says that a female wolf found them in the edge of the water and took care of them. One day a herd’s man found the cave where they were living and took them to his house. As they matured, they found out that their uncle attempted to kill them, so they found out where he was living and killed him. Then Romulus became Rome’s first king by killing his brother Remus. Rome immediately began conquering their Italian neighbors and eventually became a might nation, which for this reason they are still an influence …show more content…
Jerry Bentley says, “They established the principles that defendants were innocent until proven guilty, and they ensured that defendants had a right to challenge their accusers before a judge in a court of law (225). The courts in today’s civilization have employed those principles. Every person in western society, if arrested is not guilty until going before a judge. Then they could challenge the accusation and if innocent be free from all charges. The roman have also influence modern law in its flaccidity and balance. The author Carl Richard says” Every new praetor had the opportunity of deleting what was antiquated and of including new remedies, which, if they prove themselves over time, would then be copied by other praetors and become standard element of the praetorian edict”(49). The laws in today’s modern times can also be changed, for newer laws. Romans had also help pave the way through their civil laws, for modern day democracy. The jurist Ulpian wrote commentaries on civil-law issues. He contended for the theory of popular sovereignty because of how the Roman emperors ruled. Carl Richard says “Thus, the principles of popular sovereignty, however poorly implemented in Western practice for centuries, survived to reemerge as a cornerstone of modern democracy” (52). It was because of the Romans that western society got the idea about democracy. Roman law has been praised and considered influential in Western society by prominent men. “ Many of the founders of the United States considered Roman law more rational and more truly based on natural law than the common law”(Richard 53). It is obvious that the founders of the US had been influenced by the Roman laws and was in high