On April 7, 529 Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for ...

Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I promulgated an entirely new Roman code of law in November 534 A.D. His Empire, however, was dominated by issues all too familiar to us today: severe ideological ...

On April 7, 529 - Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for ...

Justinian’s aim in creating the Code in 529 was to simplify and harmonize numerous, sometimes conflicting laws, but circumstances required that he continue to issue legislation in following years.

A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Revd Dr Mark Clavier. Good morning. Today marks the anniversary of Emperor Justinian’s commission to compile the Corpus Juris Civilis, or ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The Roman emperors employed court eunuchs. To understand the Roman legislators’ views on eunuchs and castration, this article analyzes ...