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008. The Twelve Tables

34 min · 22 de ago de 2025
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Today, we’re going to step into the streets of ancient Rome, about 450 BCE, where a fight for fairness set the stage for something bigger: the very idea that justice should be written down, visible, and the same for everyone. It’s the beginning of a story that still echoes in our courtrooms and constitutions today.

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