J. M. Roberts - The Romans had been able to post their laws on boards in public places, confidant th...

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The Romans had been able to post their laws on boards in public places, confidant that enough literate people existed to read them; far into the Middle Ages, even kings remained illiterate.

J. M. Roberts

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Die Römer hatten ihre Gesetze an öffentlichen Plätzen aufstellen können, in der Gewissheit, dass es genügend gebildete Leute gab, um sie zu lesen; Bis ins Mittelalter blieben auch Könige Analphabeten.

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