How Did Napoleon Revised The Roman Code

The first political legacy of Napoleon is the Napoleonic Code or known as Code Napoleon. It is the French civil code. Before Napoleon became the ruler of French, the monarch was the absolute power. During this time, there were a lot of differences between the local interests and the feudal traditions that led to many disputes and revolution. At the same time, there were a lot of conflicting and confusing law codes which they cannot fully utilized to solve problems. To overcome this problem, Napoleon revised the Roman code and came up with the Napoleon Code. It codified several branches of law that included the commercial and criminal law. On top of that, it divided civil law into multiple categories of property and family. This code later became