Concillum Plebus- The “common-people” assembly which helped give the citizens more political power
Empire- A dominating nation with extensive territories and a powerful ruler
Laws of the 12 Tables- Guidelines for citizen’s behavior; a list of Roman customs about property and punishment
Mercenary- A soldier who is hired for service in a foreign country
Patrician- Member of Rome’s richest and most important families who served on the Senate for life
Plebeian- The common person or lower-class citizen
Roman Senate- One of the two houses of the early Roman republic
Republic- A country run by the elected representatives of its people
Tribune- A leader within the Concillum Plebus
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To obtain political rights, the common people (Plebeians) formed their own assembly, the Concillum Plebus and named their leaders tribunes.
Establishing peace and order gave Rome stability: Rome’s first code of law was established in 450B.C. On ten tablets, ten legal experts wrote down a list of Roman customs about property and punishment. However, due to plebeian pressure, two more tablets were added to satisfy them. The final code was called the Laws of the Twelve Tables.
By the end of the third century Roman law covered issues dealing with foreigners and eventually covered magisterial law to strengthen and correct existing law. The Roman Empire took its first steps of dominance in 27B.C when the law’s development was taken over by the emperors, who added and revised freely. As the law got more complex, the government had to literally train jurists who could understand and interpret the laws.
The stability of the law, the military, and financial standing of Rom kept it powerful. Rome successfully battled the Carthaginians, the Celtics(British), the Etruscans, and the