古罗马文明对人类文明最大的贡献是
A．建立共和政体
B．形成了古代世界最完备的法律体系
C．设立保民官
D．建立地跨欧、亚、非三洲的大帝国
答案：B
本题考查学生对古罗马的法律在世界文明史上的地位的认识。古罗马的最大成就是一系列法律的制定，如《十二铜表法》，《查士丁尼民法大全（民法大全）》等罗马法制定的原则和内容，构成了现代欧洲大陆法系的基础，对近现代欧美法治社会的建设有深远的影响。故选B。
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