Why Is The 12 Tables More Important Than The Plebeians

The Romans overthrew their Etruscan kings in 509 BC, and they set up a new form of government for themselves. The Romans allowed a small number of Patrician families to fulfill the role of the government officials. The Patrician families were the wealthiest and the highest class in the Roman society. Then there were the Plebeians who were the so called working class and they made up the majority of the population at the time. So now the Romans were an Oligarchy which meant that the power was in the hand of the aristocrats.
The laws back then were mostly spoken word and weren’t normally written down for everyone to see, so that's why the Twelve Tables were so important. There became many conflicts between the Patricians and the Plebeians because of the constant battle of the social classes. The Patricians had more power and rights than the Plebeians because of their wealth and social status. So that's why the Twelve Tables was created to ensure that equal rights were given to all studies.

The Twelve Tables were the first written law of the Romans and they were written down on tablets of stone.

The people who wrote the Twelve Tables was thought to consist of ten to twelve men. The Tables were then later approved by the Centuriate Assembly. The Centuriate assembly was the Roman Army, and they were consulted on a majority of political matters.
The Twelve Tables was well received among the Plebeians because they now had equal rights as the Patricians. However in the text it said the Plebeians “forced” the Patricians to create the Twelve Tables, so the Patricians were probably hesitant because they held all the political power. And this was also the first set of laws written down that the Romans had ever used, so it probably took time for them to adjust. The Twelve Tables also helped the Patricians not hold all the power in

politics.

Why is slander a capital offense?
Back then a person's honor and reputation meant a lot, especially in a their social status. So that's why talking bad or spreading untrue rumors about someone would be a capital offense. Also people back then took another man's word very seriously, so if an accusation was made and it was false that would have greatly affected that person and their entire family.
How do laws characterize a “spendthrift?” Why was this such a serious issue for the Romans?
A spendthrift is when a person spend a large amount of money or they spend it irresponsibly. This is a serious issue because they wanted to have a good economy and if people are spending out of control it could greatly impact them. Especially the upper classes spending could not only affect them but other classes as well.
Compare these laws with the account of Tarquin. Was state or individual more important to the Romans?
The state was more important to the Romans. The state was more important because the majority of the laws in the Twelve Tables had to do with other roman citizens. Also a lot of the laws were created so one person couldn't do something that could potentially harm another citizen. A majority of the laws in the Twelve Tables were fair to most of the citizens but still not everyone had equal rights. Although the Plebeians had the same laws as everyone else they couldn't marry a Patrician. Also even though slaves weren't considered citizens they were not given the same punishments as a citizen which isn't fair.