jan 1, 529 - Justinian commisions the Corpus Juris Civilis
Description:
•Helps in the codification of Law
◦Statewide law code - Imperial Law
◦Corpus Juris Civilis
‣ Commissioned in 529
‣ Finished in 534
‣ Multiple Books/Parts:
• The digest
◦Writings of Roman judges
• The code
◦Important imperial edicts
• The novella
◦New Laws
◦Basically amendments
• The Corpus/Novel
◦Most important new edicts issued during Justinian's reign
Added to timeline:
The Byzantine Empire
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