Codex Theodosianus
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The Codex Theodosianus (Book of Theodosius) was a compilation of the laws of the Roman Empire under the Christian emperors since 312. A commission was established by Theodosius II in 429 and the compilation was published in 438.[1]
The Codex was also concerned with the imposition of orthodoxy - the Arian controversy was ongoing - within the Christian religion and contains 65 decrees directed at heretics. [2]
The Code was somewhat ineffectual and Roman law was organized further in the Corpus Juris Civilis during the reign of Justinian I.
[edit] External links
- Imperatoris Theodosii Codex: Codex Theodosianus on line.
- Codex Theodosianus, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London 1875.
- Codex Theodosianus
- Excerpts from the Codex Theodosianus
- Ed. Mommsen, Meyer, & Krueger The Roman Law Library
- The laws of Book 16 in English and arranged chronologically
[edit] Notes
- ^ Sirks, A. J. B., The Theodosian Code, a Study (Editions du Quatorze Septembre, 2007) ISBN 978-3-00-022777-6
- ^ Mango, Cyril ; Oxford History of Byzantium (Oxford: 2002) pp 105
