law
The Twelve Tables
the Twelve Tables
also: XII Tabulae, duodecim tabulae
The earliest codification of Roman law (c. 451–450 BC); Seneca quotes its archaic clause forbidding the magical 'singing away' of another's crops.
Reading notes
- Natural Questions §4.7.2 the Twelve Tables
The earliest Roman law-code (c. 451–450 BC); Seneca quotes its archaic clause against magically 'singing away' a neighbor's crops.