HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Ulpian, Twelve Tables, Stoicism
5 Dec 2020
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Kingdom and early republic were closely intertwined with religion. Mos maiorum [customary law]: traditional morals and customs that had been handed down through generations lay at the foundation of roman law. These rules gave expression to natural order, related to both gods and men; order laid down was willed by the gods. Romans distinguished between fas and ius: fas - governed relationship between gods and men, anything otherwise was nefas. Ius - governed relationships between roman citizens themselves. Only disputes regulated by ius could be brought before courts. Other matters had to handled themselves, either negotiation/eye-for-an-eye. During kingdom - kings responsible for application of both fas and ius. During the early republic - jurisdiction fell under the college of priests. According to 2nd and 3rd century roman jurists, statutes promulgated by the king [leges regiae] also were a source of law before the republic was founded. 55 law of xii tables 450 bc [republic]
