Lost Roman law code discovered in London

University College London ) Part of an ancient Roman law code previously thought to have been lost forever has been discovered by researchers at UCL's department of history. Simon Corcoran and Benet Salway made the breakthrough after piecing together 17 fragments of previously incomprehensible parchment. The fragments were being studied at UCL as part of the Arts & Humanities Research Council-funded "Projet Volterra" -- a 10-year study of Roman law in its full social, legal and political context

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