Gregorian Code

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The Gregorian Code was an early 5th-century compilation of Roman imperial laws that served as a key precursor to later codifications such as the Theodosian Code.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legal code
late Roman law collection
citationForm Codex Gregorianus
compiledBy Gregorius
countryOfOrigin Roman Empire
coversPeriodFrom reign of Hadrian
coversPeriodTo Diocletian
surface form: reign of Diocletian
dateOfCompilation early 5th century
earliestPossibleDate late 3rd century
genre law code
hasAuthor Gregorius
historicalSignificance important source for late Roman law
precursor to later imperial codifications
includesMaterialFrom 2nd century Roman Empire
3rd century Roman Empire
early 4th century Roman Empire
influenced Codex Justinianus
surface form: Justinian Code

Theodosian Code
language Latin
latestPossibleDate early 5th century
legalAuthority imperial constitutions
legalSystem Roman law
mainContent imperial constitutions
namedAfter Gregorius
originalMedium manuscript
region Roman Empire
relatedWork Hermogenian Code
Codex Justinianus
surface form: Justinian Code

Digest of Justinian
surface form: Justinian Digest

Theodosian Code
structure arranged by subject matter
divided into books and titles
subject administrative law
criminal law
private law
public law
survivalStatus partially lost
survivesAs epitomes
fragments
later quotations
timePeriod Late Antiquity
usedAsSourceFor Digest of Justinian
surface form: Justinian Digest

Codex Theodosianus
surface form: Theodosian Code
usedIn Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Western Roman Empire
early Byzantine legal practice
late Roman courts

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Theodosian Code precededBy Gregorian Code