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The Twelve Tables were purportedly drafted by ten commissioners (decemvirs) at the request of the plebeians, who believed that their legal rights were violated because court decisions were made in accordance with oral tradition that was only known to a select few knowledgeable patricians. The first group of commissioners started their work in 451, producing 10 tables, which were eventually reinforced by 2 more tables. The code was formally displayed in the Roman Forum around 450, most likely on bronze tablets. The Twelve Tables' written documentation of the law gave the plebeians a way to both learn the law and defend themselves from the abuses of authority by the patricians.
- The Twelve Tables did not change or loosen up existing custom. Instead, they acknowledged the rights of the patriarchal family and the patrician class, the legality of slavery as a form of debt repayment, and the influence of religious tradition in civil disputes. It is likely not due to any inventions by the decemvirs, but rather to the advancements in commercial practices that had been established in Rome during a period of affluence and active trade that they demonstrate a remarkable liberality for their time with regard to testamentary rights and contracts.
- The Twelve Tables only include sporadic quotations, therefore information about their contents is primarily gleaned through allusions in later legal texts. The Twelve Tables, revered by the Romans as a fundamental source of law, were replaced by later modifications to Roman law but were never legally abolished.
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