Publishing of the Law of the Twelve Tablets in Rome, circa 442 B.C., by Lee Lawrie, West Facade

The laws were published after sufficiently discussing and amending existing law, considering all opinions incorporating these elemets into this body of law.

The laws were then adopted and established the basis of all public and private law, standard throughout the Empire.

A Roman soldier trumpets ther notice. Note the characters known by their tools:, the mason, the farmer and the builder; and a Plebian woman behind them calling others to come see the new laws.