12 Tables/Hammurabi Comparisons
You have already written an essay outlining salient features of Hammurabi’s Code and
assessed values inherent in ancient Indian political/social systems. In this assignment
you will reexamine Hammurabi’s Code, comparing to the 12 Tables of Roman Law, and
identify what values serve as the backbone of each. Do Hammurabi’s Code and the 12
Tables espouse similar values? If so, what are they? Why do you think these codes of
law would share these values? What values are inherent in one that is not in the other?
Why do you think this is so?
Requirement:
Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length, 12 point font, double-spaced, and include a
bibliography (cite the two codes of law as well as any other material you use to respond
to the question). Please place your name and class period in the upper right corner of the
first page (single spaced) along a title (centered).
Ex:
Johnny History
1st Hour
Hammurabi and the 12 Tables: A Comparison of Values
Sources:
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http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/12tables.html
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