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This tablet is made of bronze and was made c. 81-96 CE in Málaga, Spain. The "Lex Malacitana" was a fundemental pillar of the new Hispano-Roman culture. In order to maintain order in the empire, Rome pased laws governing both public and private life. This legal tablet is a public document once displayed ont he wall of a government building. It contains part of the law granted to "Municipium Flavium Malacitano" (Málaga) when Emperor Vespasian gave the city a municipal charter. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)
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Wiener, J. B. (2017, November 03). Lex Malacitana from Roman Málaga. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7544/lex-malacitana-from-roman-malaga/
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