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Promulgation of the Codex Justinianus

Type Event Region Byzantine Empire Time 529

In 529 CE, Justinian I promulgated the Codex Justinianus, systematically compiling imperial edicts into a unified code and repealing conflicting earl…

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529Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireJustinian appointed jurists including Tribonian to compile a collection of edicts, promulgating the first edition of the Codex Justinianus in twelve books, declaring it legally binding and abolishing older edicts that conflicted with it.

Sources

Corpus Juris Civilis https://www.britannica.com/topic/Corpus-Juris-Civilis
Justinian's Codification of Roman Law — Tony Honoré (2016)