Editing 449 BC (section)

==== Rome ====
* The [[Law of the Twelve Tables]] (developed by the [[Decemvirate]]s) is formally promulgated in 450 B.C. The Twelve Tables are literally drawn up on twelve ivory tablets which are posted in the [[Forum Romanum]] so that all Romans can read and know them.
* When the Decemvirate's term of office expires, the decemviri refuse to leave office or permit successors to take office. [[Appius Claudius Crassus]] is said to have made an unjust decision which would have forced a young woman named [[Verginia]] into prostitution, prompting her father to kill her. This leads to an uprising against the Decemvirate forcing the decemviri to resign their offices. The ordinary magistrates ([[magistratus ordinarii]]) are re-instituted. Appius Claudius is said to have committed suicide as a result of these events.