作为现代民法渊源的罗马法是前人留给我们的宝贵财富,马克思主义经典作家曾对罗马法做出很高的评价,为何罗马法在世界法治长河中占有如此举足轻重的地位?其中又蕴涵了那些值得现代社会借鉴的精神理念呢?本文拟从罗马法的三大价值取向来深入剖析罗马法的精神内涵,以启示我们正在进行的法制建设。 As the origin of modern civil law, the Roman law is a precious asset left over from our predecessors. The classic Marxist writer once gave a high opinion on the Roman law. Why did the Roman law occupy such a pivotal position in the long course of rule of law in the world? What are the spiritual ideas that are worth learning from the modern society? This article intends to analyze the spiritual connotation of the Roman law from the three values ​​of the Roman law to reveal the legal construction that we are going through.