BIOL 040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Imperium, Stipulatio, Roman Kingdom
31 Jul 2020
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(753-509 bc) (509-27 bc) (27 bc 1453 ad) His state power was symbolized in the fasces. King had all three powers (judge, legislator, administrator). He had these powers for as long as he lived. Soon he started to use these powers for his own benefits. Edictum (edicta): edictum during the kingdom, was a more made by the king. Customary law is the law that governs the societies that are less modernized than the modern societies. People follow a rule, and after a while, the idea comes into being that the rule has to be followed. That the rule is more than just a rule that is polite to follow. They are often not written down, and are applied by judges. Rules made by the king or citizens, are minor to customary law. Senate is assembly of descendants of patres" or senes": patricians. It is an advisory body: senatus consultum, not law but advice to the king.
