Codex Theodosianus

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Codex Theodosianus is a 5th-century compilation of Roman laws that systematized imperial legislation from Constantine onward and became a foundational source for later European legal traditions.

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Codex Theodosianus canonical 9
Theodosian Code 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legal text
late Roman law code
legal codification
aim elimination of obsolete legislation
systematization of imperial laws
compilationCommission commission of jurists and officials
compilationCommissionedBy Theodosius II
compiler Theodosius II
contains imperial constitutions
imperial edicts
rescripts
countryOfOrigin Roman Empire
coversLegislationFrom Constantine I
coversLegislationUntil Theodosius II
dateOfCompilation 429–438
5th century
followedBy Codex Justinianus
Corpus Juris Civilis
follows Codex Gregorianus
Codex Hermogenianus
geographicScope Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Western Roman Empire
historicalSignificance foundation for parts of medieval European law
major source for late Roman law
influenced Breviary of Alaric
Lex Visigothorum
surface form: Visigothic Code

later European legal traditions
medieval canon law
language Latin
legalStatus official collection of imperial legislation
legalSystem Roman law
numberOfBooks 16
patron Theodosius II
precededBy Codex Gregorianus
Codex Hermogenianus
promulgatedBy Theodosius II
promulgatedIn Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Western Roman Empire
promulgationDate 438
religiousPolicy Christian orthodoxy
structure 16 books divided into titles and constitutions
subjectMatter administrative law
criminal law
ecclesiastical law
military affairs
municipal administration
private law
public law
status of persons
taxation
temporalCoverage 312–437

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Theodosius II notableWork Codex Theodosianus
Edict of Thessalonica legalCollection Codex Theodosianus
Codex Gregorianus influenceOn Codex Theodosianus
Codex Gregorianus relatedWork Codex Theodosianus
Codex Hermogenianus influenced Codex Theodosianus
Breviary of Alaric follows Codex Theodosianus
Breviary of Alaric basedOn Codex Theodosianus
Gregorian Code usedAsSourceFor Codex Theodosianus
this entity surface form: Theodosian Code
Constitutional reforms of Caracalla preceded Codex Theodosianus
Novellae Maioriani follows Codex Theodosianus
this entity surface form: Theodosian Code