Law & Order video

The plebeians and patricians struggled for power for awhile. The patricians didn't respect the laws that plebeians had made and they would change them often. The plebeians were allowed to form and assembly and were recognized by the patricians. They had a little say in the law but not much. Overtime they got representation and made laws. Finally the laws were written down so that they could not be changed. This was called the Twelve Tables. All of Romes citizens could see the laws and study them so that there would be no confusion over them. They were carved onto wood tablets and then finalized and put onto bronze tablets. This made the Plebeians and patricians equal under law.