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Lasting impacts on our world todayOne important area of influence was Roman law. The first law code in Roman history was the Law of the Twelve Tables, the precursor to the development of Roman law. Roman law developed the division between public law, in which the state is directly involved, such as with issues of treason and taxation, and private law, concerned with disputes between people, such as over contracts. They also brought in the Latin language and things like architecture.
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Would I live in Rome?No, I like being free in the US where their are no slaves and everyone is treated fair. Rome was too violent and very corrupt and would have not lived their.
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