Edictum Theodorici
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Edictum Theodorici is a late antique legal code traditionally attributed to the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great, compiling Roman and Germanic law for use in his kingdom.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
late antique legal code
ⓘ
law code ⓘ legal compilation ⓘ |
| aimsTo | harmonize Roman and Germanic law ⓘ |
| appliesLawTradition |
Germanic law
ⓘ
Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToPopulation | mixed Roman-Gothic population ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Theodoric the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
penal provisions
ⓘ
rules on contracts ⓘ rules on family relations ⓘ rules on judicial procedure ⓘ rules on property ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Edict of Theodoric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttributionStatus | disputed authorship among scholars ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasLegalCharacter | secular law ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalAttributionTo | Theodoric the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Ostrogothic rule in Italy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
evidence for interaction of Roman and Germanic legal traditions
ⓘ
example of legal continuity after the fall of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Germanic customary law
ⓘ
Roman imperial legislation ⓘ |
| legalAudience |
Goths
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCulture | Ostrogothic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | royal edict ⓘ |
| legalPurpose |
maintain order between Roman and Gothic populations
ⓘ
provide unified legal framework ⓘ |
| legalScope |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | post-Roman Western legal tradition ⓘ |
| legalTechnique |
adaptation of Roman law to Gothic rule
ⓘ
compilation of existing norms ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Theodoric the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| region | Ostrogothic Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Germanic law codes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman law codes ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Germanic law studies
ⓘ
Late Antique studies ⓘ legal history ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
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