Hammurabi: Rise of the Babylonians
The Ancients
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The Law Courts of Hammurabi's Kingdom
In ancient Roman times, the law courts were out in the open in the forum. The judges would gather and you generally had a panel of judges. And it must have been somewhere near the temple because they would have oath sworn. So presumably close to the temple and perhaps in the open air. But there isn't a clear law court that is the place where they always met.
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