The Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables of Roman Law were sets of laws established in two different times. Despite their differences, they share much in common. Both codes viewed women as property therefore these women had no individualism or freedom. Something they varied in was that the Code of Hammurabi was strict and punishments were considered barbaric from “an eye for and eye” . The similarity with today’s code and the codes of the ancient day was that all codes were created to form that of an orderly society and maintain balance between all people. The Twelve Tables only had 1 table compared to the 8 codes of Hammurabi, those tables were mostly very much to the point and mainly dealt with the rights of its citizens. A panel of
