The Western legal tradition has its roots in Rome. An important development in Roman law about the time of Cicero was
A) the interpretation of law by the pontiffs.
B) the adoption of the code of Draco.
C) the emergence of a class of professional legal experts.
D) the influence of the Hebrew Covenant.
E) trial by jury.
Ans: C
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