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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.

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Moral Letters to Lucilius philosophy · 1 mention
Natural Questions philosophy · 1 mention

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