Flourishing of legal studies at the University of Bologna (c. 1176)

Name: Flourishing of legal studies at the University of Bologna (c. 1176)
Start: 1170
End: 1180

Type Event Region Italy Time 1170–1180

From the mid-12th century to the 1170s, the legal study community in Bologna, Italy continued to grow, with scholars systematically teaching and glos…

Timeline

1170–1176Bologna · ItalyMasters of law in Bologna used systematic glossing of Roman legal texts as their method, attracting large numbers of out-of-town law students known as 'wandering scholars,' forming a community of teachers and students. City authorities gradually recognized scholars' privileges, laying the foundation for university autonomy.
1176–1180Bologna and northern Italian cities · ItalyBy the late 1170s, legal studies at Bologna had attracted students from Germany, France, and Iberia; degree and teacher-certification systems were maturing, and the dual teaching of Roman and canon law became an intellectual mainstay of ecclesiastical and secular courts across Europe.

Sources

University of Bologna https://www.britannica.com/topic/University-of-Bologna
Bologna, University of https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/university-medieval/