Tribonian was a jurist and advisor of the Eastern Roman Empire who, during the reign of the Emperor Justinian I, supervised the revision of the empire's legal code. He was a close friend of Justinian, who appointed him to head the commission that compiled the Codex Justinianus and the Digest, the works that form the Corpus Juris Civilis. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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RoleJurist and imperial advisor 1 Nationality / JurisdictionByzantine (Eastern Roman Empire) 1 Place of Death Classification
Field of LawAncient and Customary Law 1 Role
Role (category) Tribonian
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Source Wikidata: Tribonian
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Source Novellae Constitutiones (Wikipedia)
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1. Tribonian (Wikipedia)
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he supervised the revision of the empire's legal code
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c. 485
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542
Introduction
Tribonian (Greek: Τριβωνιανός [trivonia'nos], c. 485? - 542) was a jurist and advisor of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine).
Introduction, field of law
During the reign of the Emperor Justinian I, he supervised the revision of the empire's legal code.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Tribonian
Wikidata Q310628, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Pamphylia
Wikidata Q310628, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Constantinople
- In Legal System: Roman law, Tribonian (Greek: Τριβωνιανός [trivonia'nos], c. 485?, 542) was a jurist and advisor of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzan
View the SourceNovellae Constitutiones (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWorks Attributed: Novellae Constitutiones, Lead sectionQuote, Works Attributed: Novellae Constitutiones, Lead section
Justinian's quaestor Tribonian was primarily responsible for compiling the latter three.
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