Status: Roman law, which started with the Law of Twelve Bronze Tables and ended with The Complete Book of Justinian Civil Law, is an ancient law with the richest content, the most perfect system and the widest influence on later generations in the world history.
The role of Roman development: the formulation and implementation of Roman law maintained and stabilized the rule of the Roman Empire. With the expansion of the empire and the establishment of a large number of free cities, the legal and political system of the empire has been pushed to every corner of the empire, consolidating the political and economic foundation of the empire.
Influence on later generations:
① It provided ideological origin for the civil rights theory of modern emerging bourgeoisie, and provided theoretical weapon for the bourgeoisie to defeat the church and secular feudal forces.
② It provides a ready-made legal form for the development and consolidation of capitalist economy.
③ It provided a model for the legislation of modern continental European countries.