Justinian I (482 to 14 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565, whose reign pursued a partial restoration of the defunct Western Roman Empire through campaigns that recovered North Africa, Italy, and part of Spain from the Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Visigoths. His most enduring legacy is the uniform rewriting of Roman law known as the Corpus Juris Civilis, which was applied throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and still underlies civil law in many modern states. His reign also produced a flowering of Byzantine culture, including the building of the Hagia Sophia, though it was troubled by religious conflict between Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian Christians.
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What did Justinian I's Corpus Juris Civilis actually contain?
It has four parts: the Codex, the Digesta or Pandectae, the Institutiones and the Novellae.
The Corpus Juris Civilis is the name given today to the total of Justinian's legislation. It consists of four parts: the Codex Justinianeus, the Digesta (also called the Pandectae), the Institutiones and the Novellae. Early in his reign Justinian appointed the quaestor Tribonian to oversee this task of rewriting Roman law.
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1. Justinian I (Wikipedia)
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His reign was marked by the ambitious but only partly realized renovatio imperii.
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One of the most enduring aspects of his legacy was the uniform rewriting of Roman law, the Corpus Juris Civilis, which was first applied throughout the Eastern Mediterannean and is still the basis of civil law in many modern states.
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Justinian I (Latin: Iustinianus, Ancient Greek: Ἰουστινιανός, romanized: Ioustinianós; 482-14 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565.
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Legislator and Politician
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P27 (country of citizenship): Byzantine Empire
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P569 (date of birth): 482
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P569 (date of birth): 0482-05-12
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P570 (date of death): 565
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P570 (date of death): 0565-11-16
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P20 (place of death): Constantinople
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birth name (P1477): Petrus Sabbatius
View the SourceCorpus Juris Civilis (Wikipedia)
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The Corpus Juris (or Iuris) Civilis ("Body of Civil Law") is the modern name for a collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence, enacted from 529 to 534 by order of Roman Emperor Justinian I.
Code of Justinian (Wikipedia)
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The Code of Justinian (Latin: Codex Justinianus, Justinianeus or Justiniani) is one part of the Corpus Juris Civilis, the codification of Roman law ordered early in the 6th century AD by Justinian I, who was Eastern Roman emperor in Constantinople.
Digest (Roman law) (Wikipedia)
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The Digest (Latin: Digesta), also known as the Pandects (Pandectae; Ancient Greek: Πανδέκται, Pandéktai, "All-Containing"), was a compendium or digest of juristic writings on Roman law compiled by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I (r. 527-565) in 530-533 AD.
Institutes (Justinian) (Wikipedia)
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The Institutes (Latin: Institutiones) is a component of the Corpus Juris Civilis, the 6th-century codification of Roman law ordered by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I.
Novellae Constitutiones (Wikipedia)
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The Novellae Constitutiones ("new constitutions"; Ancient Greek: Νεαραὶ διατάξεις, romanized: Nearaì diatáxeis), or Justinian's Novels, are now considered one of the four major units of Roman law initiated by Roman emperor Justinian I in the course of his long reign (AD 527-565).
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