The study of law based on the Corpus Juris was instituted at European universities, and the Corpus Juris became an important part of Continental law. ... During the 17th and 18th centuries the authority of the Corpus Juris began to decline as it was reexamined. ... Complaints and agitation by the plebes, the common people, led to the reduction to writing of the existing legal customs and the addition of new principles unknown in the customary law. ... (Civil Law, Compton's 96) During the last century of the republic the rules of the new system were generally made applicable to controversi...

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Rome fought three Punic Wars. ... The Second Punic War was the hardest war the Romans ever fought and resulted in huge losses for the Romans in materials and manpower. ... The Romans were slow because the Roman senate hesitated sending help, because they thought it was improper to support what was pretty much a robber-state, and because the Senate feared war with a great sea-power, and also because if they interfered they would be in breach of the treaty which had strictly forbidden the Romans to enter into the Sicilian sphere, they were tired of war and a most important factor-they had no fle...

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Born in 59 BCE, he would have been a child during the Gallic Wars of Caesar, a teenager by the time Cato the Younger had committed suicide, refusing to accept Caesar's clementia, and an adult approaching middle age by the time of Octavian's victory over Antony and Cleopatra. ... Livy uses the conflict between the patricians and plebeians to mirror the struggle of the Optimates and Populares during the late Republic. ... A note must be made here, as this instance is particularly important because it is in conflict with a source of the late Republic. Appian tells us that Gracchus is th...

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By the end of the 4th century the Empire was divided into 2 distinct classes: The Honestoires consisted of the Emperor, priests, landlords, officials, civil servants and some big families. ... The organization and training was the reason why the army won so many wars its been said, "a small force, highly trained, is more likely to win battles than a raw untrained horde. " In the end this once magnificent machine diminished to nothing more than an unorganized group of people with absolutely no fighting skill, which gave them no protection from the barbarians. One of the most important ele...

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Later, Julius and Pompey had engaged in to a civil war in 49 BCE. ... Though some of Caesar's moves were strictly intended to help the people of Rome to start with he was able to weaken a debt that Rome had inquired during the Civil War. ... Even after Caesars death he had tried to help the people of Rome. ... Julius talked about how Rome was only there because of him and that if he was ever to die that a civil war greater than ever would breakout. He would say that 'It is more important for Rome than for himself that he should survive (Moyer,2012). ...

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But even as a kid; homeless people, kids with no parents, wars on the news and even death made me ask "If there really is a God, why is suffering and pain present?... As an example, during the time of the Roman Republic two consuls (the highest seat of political power) were elected by the people every year. During everyday discourse of the normal people, rather than saying the actual year of the event they said the names of consuls of that exact year. ... "Love your neighbor as you love yourself," a message foreign to the people who were witnesses of countless civil wars. ... The cou...

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Their government loving tendencies have caused many, many civil wars. After type of government, the change has been made with a civil war. There have also been many civil wars between rulers. ... He shall impose laws on his own people. ... The third king, Tullus Hostilius, was a war monger. ...

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People believe that their strong knowledge of anatomy and physiology is due to their practices of embalming of the dead, which was a ritual for the Egyptians since prehistoric times. ... As the cults grew more and more, people would retreat to them for rest, a healthy environment, and a healthy diet. ...

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