<P> Around 450 BC , the first decemviri ( decemvirate , board of `` Ten Men '' ) were appointed to draw up the first ten tables . According to Livy , they sent an embassy to Greece to study the legislative system of Athens , known as the Solonian Constitution , but also to find out about the legislation of other Greek cities . Some scholars dispute the veracity of any claim that the Romans imitated the Greeks in this respect or suggest that they visited the Greek cities of Southern Italy , and did not travel all the way to Greece . In 450 BC , the second decemviri started to work on the last two tables . </P>
<P> Around 450 BC , the first decemviri ( decemvirate , board of `` Ten Men '' ) were appointed to draw up the first ten tables . According to Livy , they sent an embassy to Greece to study the legislative system of Athens , known as the Solonian Constitution , but also to find out about the legislation of other Greek cities . Some scholars dispute the veracity of any claim that the Romans imitated the Greeks in this respect or suggest that they visited the Greek cities of Southern Italy , and did not travel all the way to Greece . In 450 BC , the second decemviri started to work on the last two tables . </P>
who wrote the 12 tables of roman law
who wrote the 12 tables of roman law
decemvirate , board of `` Ten Men ''
decemvirate , board of `` Ten Men ''