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Owe Money in Rome? They Could Cut You Into Pieces #shorts

205.0× channel medianShort0:30EducationPublished Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM · 1w ago

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Description

Rome's oldest law code, the Twelve Tables, gave a debtor thirty days to pay. Then his creditor could drag him home in chains and feed him a pound of grain a day. On three market days his debt was announced in the forum, in case someone would pay it. If nobody did, the law said his creditors could cut him into pieces, and if one cut more than his share, that was fine too. Did anyone actually do it? Roman writers couldn't find a single case. Funny how fast Romans paid.

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Published: Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
Length: 0:30 (30 s)
Format: Short (3 min or less)
Category: Education
Audio language: EN
Quality: HD
Captions: Yes
Made for kids: No
Licensed content: No
Video ID: 3f4xR9agawA

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