Why choose the name Twelve Tables?
The Twelve Tables (451-450 B.C.) was the earliest attempt by the ancient Romans to create a code of law. It occurred in the midst of a perennial struggle for legal, social protection and civil rights between the privileged class (patricians) and the common people (plebeians). A committee of ten men (later 12) was appointed circa 455 B.C. to propose a code of law that would be binding on both parties and which the judges (two consuls) would have to enforce impartially. It formed the basis of the Roman Republic that the founders of the American Republic admired and sought to emulate. Attempts to bridge the gap between the privileged and commoners has been a perennial challenge to every democratic republic since ancient Rome. Twelve Tables Publishers seeks to address this largely neglected scholarly issue in the 21st Century by publishing original books on the subject. Our logo is modeled after the SPQR banner of the Roman Republic. It symbolized the Plebeian Council's full force of law over both Plebeians (commoners) and Patricians (ruling elite)* |
Editors
Ronald T. Libby [email protected] Libby's Books
Justin P. DePlato [email protected] DePlato's Books
Ronald T. Libby [email protected] Libby's Books
Justin P. DePlato [email protected] DePlato's Books