Rhodian Sea Law: The First International Commercial Law (c. 200 BCE)

200 BCE · Rodos · trade

The Republic of Rhodes developed a maritime law regulating such matters as seaborne trade, insurance, shipwreck and general average (the sharing of common loss).

Roman law transmitted the Lex Rhodia; it is the origin of modern international maritime law.

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What was Rhodian Sea Law: The First International Commercial Law (c. 200 BCE)?
The Republic of Rhodes developed a maritime law regulating such matters as seaborne trade, insurance, shipwreck and general average (the sharing of common loss).
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200 BCE
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