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The Twelve Tables In Ancient Rome
The Roman Empire was and still is one of the strongest empires to have ever rule,and has faced alot of different challenges and trials that they have overcome since then.The Latin were early settlers of Rome but it was the Etruscans that had the most influence towards the Roman life.But around 509 B.C. romans took their land back.But the first true ruler of rome was a man named Tarquin who was eventually overthrown by the people,and after that event Rome became a republic.The first form of government was the Twelve Tables which had established Congress today.The only thing about it that the U.S. has changed about the Twelve Tables is that they don’t have to be in Congress until they die(we have a set term for congressman).There was also two

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