REGNRSG 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Mos Maiorum, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Jus Commune
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Law of europe came to be and then walked and then crumbled = colossus. Roman law 753 bc to 565 >> ius commune 565 to 1800 >> codification 1800 to today (every state has their laws = not european) This period was the peak of developments that shaped law (jurists etc. : post-classical from 295 a codex is drafted the death of diocletian to 565 with the death of justinian the. King (rex) was appointed for life, not inheritance. Had imperium > he holds the power and was advised by the senatus. Judicial power = initially held by rex and collegium of priests (pontifex) + later the senate. Fas = rules that govern the relationship between people and gods (going against > nefas) Ius = rules that govern the relationship between romans (going against > inuria) + ius talionis = an eye for an eye.
