公证制度起源于古罗马的民事法律制度。公元5世纪,西罗马帝国虽然崩溃了,入侵者带来了新的法律和风俗习惯,但在整个中世纪,公证制度在欧洲许多国家仍然居有重要地位。当大陆法系在罗马经历了从12世纪开始的文艺复兴后,公证制度没有崩溃,反而在法律制度中占据了中心地位。罗马时 Notarial system originated in ancient Rome’s civil legal system. Although the Western Roman Empire collapsed in the 5th century AD and the invaders brought new laws and customs, the notary system throughout the Middle Ages remained an important place in many European countries. When the civil law system in Rome experienced the Renaissance from the 12th century onwards, the notary system did not collapse, but took a central place in the legal system. Roman time