Foedus: about the legal relations of rome with other peoples

Abstract

Not only the force of arms could make that Rome reached and was established as the first power of antiquity. Foedus was one of the basic legal instruments to prevent conflicts or to conclude them. In this way, Rome was able to harmonize the right of other peoples, emerging new forms of thinking common among people of different cultures and by putting in place the foundations of which today we call international relations..