It was because they were inspired by the renewed interest in Greek and Roman culture.
The Twelve Tables (aka Law of the Twelve Tables) was a set of laws inscribed on 12 bronze tablets created in ancient Rome in 451 and 450 BCE. They were the beginning of a new approach to laws where they would be passed by government and written down so that all citizens might be treated equally before them.
Jesus, the king of the Jewish culture, came to the Roman Empire.
I’m just guessing and I’m going with B because I heard something about them getting threatened but if not I’m sorry