Roman Law and Justice Objective: Objective: We will be able to describe Rome’s legacy in terms of law and justice: Write the objective across the top of a piece of binder paper

APK Think/Pair/Share: What do you think is happening in this picture?

Roman Law Early Roman courts were presided over by an elected praetor, or chief law officer. Juries consisted mostly of upper-class citizens whose rulings were based on a majority vote.

 Start by drawing a vertical line under the objective.  All words that are underlined yellow go on the left side of the line. (Your ELA class might call these main ideas, “stars”.)  All words that are underlined red go on the right. (Your ELA class might call these supporting details/evidence, “bars.”) Main ideas (subject) Supporting details/evidence (information) Today, use this format for copying the notes. Later on, we will work on identifying the main ideas and supporting details that we read. (Your ELA classes may also have you use this format to organize your thoughts for writing.)

Write in your notes! The Twelve Tables The Twelve Tables A group of laws organized into 12 sections and written down.

Think/Pair/Share: What do you think is happening in this picture?

. The Twelve Tables being posted here represent the earliest attempt by the Romans, in about 455 B.C.E., to create a written code of law.

Notes Why are the 12 Tables Important? Why are the 12 Tables Important? They were engraved on tablets of metal and put on display at the Forum in the city of Rome, so that everyone could see them.

Whiteboard Question What do we call the group of Roman laws that was organized into twelve sections? A.The Twelve Disciples B.The Twelve Districts C.The Twelve Tables D.The Twelve Laws

Whiteboard Question What do we call the group of Roman laws that was organized into twelve sections? C. The Twelve Tables

Here are some of the laws in the Twelve Tables If you are called to go to court, you must go. If you don’t show up, you can be taken to court by force. If you are called to go to court, you must go. If you don’t show up, you can be taken to court by force. If you need a witness to testify and he will not show up, you can go once every three days and shout in front of his house. Should a tree on a neighbor's farm be bend crooked by the wind and lean over your farm, you may take legal action for removal of that tree.

If it's your tree, it’s your fruit, even if it falls on another man’s land. If it's your tree, it’s your fruit, even if it falls on another man’s land. A person who had been found guilty of giving false witness shall be hurled down from the Tarpeian Rock. A person who had been found guilty of giving false witness shall be hurled down from the Tarpeian Rock. No person shall hold meetings by night in the city. No person shall hold meetings by night in the city. A dead man shall not be buried or burned within the city. A dead man shall not be buried or burned within the city. Marriages should not take place between plebeians and patricians. (As time went on, this law was changed. When the tables were first written, this was the law.) Marriages should not take place between plebeians and patricians. (As time went on, this law was changed. When the tables were first written, this was the law.)plebeians and patricians.plebeians and patricians.

Write in your notes! Natural Law and Natural Rights Natural Law and Natural Rights The Roman idea that we all have rights given to us by nature. The Declaration of Independence was influenced by this. These rights should not be taken away by government.

How do we use this today? How do we use this today? One example is that both the Romans and Americans believed a person should be innocent until proven guilty.

Whiteboard Question What is a natural law or natural right? A. Rights that only the rich have. B. Rights given to us by nature that the government shouldn’t take away. C. Rights of the poor. D. None of the above.

Whiteboard Question What is a natural law or natural right? B. Rights given to us by nature that the government shouldn’t take away.

Whiteboard Question What American document was greatly influenced by the Roman idea of natural rights? A. The Magna Carta B. The Declaration of Independence C. The Three Strikes Law D. The Natural Rights Document

Whiteboard Question What American document was greatly influenced by the Roman idea of natural rights? B. The Declaration of Independence

Independent Practice At the bottom of your notes, write at least 3 sentences describing what you learned today about Roman law and justice. At the bottom of your notes, write at least 3 sentences describing what you learned today about Roman law and justice.