Theophilus
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Theophilus was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine jurist and legal scholar who helped draft and interpret Emperor Justinian I’s codification of Roman law.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine jurist
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jurist ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dorotheus
ⓘ
Justinian I ⓘ Tribonian ⓘ |
| citizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Corpus Juris Civilis
ⓘ
Institutes of Justinian ⓘ Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ
surface form:
Justinianic codification of Roman law
|
| educatedAt | law school of Constantinople ⓘ |
| employer |
imperial court of Constantinople
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine imperial government
Justinian I ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Justinian I
|
| era |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Justinianic era
|
| fieldOfWork |
Byzantine law
ⓘ
Roman law ⓘ |
| floruit | first half of the 6th century ⓘ |
| genre | legal commentary ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | professor of law ⓘ |
| influenced | later Byzantine legal education ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical Roman jurists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
interpretation of Justinianic legislation
ⓘ
participation in Emperor Justinian I’s codification of Roman law ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law as adapted in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| notableWork | Greek paraphrase of Justinian’s Institutes ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
ⓘ
legal scholar ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Justinianic reforms
ⓘ
surface form:
Justinian’s legal reforms
|
| placeInHistory | one of the principal compilers and interpreters of Justinian’s legal codification ⓘ |
| positionHeld | law professor at Constantinople ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
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