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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Theodosianus canonical | 9 |
| Theodosian Code | 2 |
Statements (51)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Theodosian Code
this entity surface form:
Theodosian Code