Ecloga
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Ecloga is a mid-8th-century Byzantine legal code issued under Emperor Leo III that reformed and Christianized earlier Roman law for use in the Byzantine Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ecloga canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine legal code
ⓘ
law code ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Isaurian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Justinianic law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
criminal penalties
ⓘ
divorce regulations ⓘ inheritance rules ⓘ marriage regulations ⓘ rules on contracts ⓘ rules on guardianship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 741 ⓘ |
| describedAs | selection of laws from Justinianic legislation adapted for contemporary use ⓘ |
| follows | Roman law ⓘ |
| genre | secular law with Christian elements ⓘ |
| hasPart |
procedural rules for courts
ⓘ
sections on criminal offenses and penalties ⓘ sections on inheritance and wills ⓘ sections on marriage and dowry ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| inception | mid-8th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Slavic legal traditions
ⓘ
later Byzantine legal collections ⓘ medieval Balkan law codes ⓘ |
| inForceIn |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| language | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| legalReform |
greater protection of wives and children
ⓘ
increased role of oaths and Christian morality ⓘ introduction of mutilation penalties ⓘ mitigation of some capital punishments ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Byzantine law ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Constantine V
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leo III the Isaurian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Byzantine imperial government ⓘ |
| purpose |
Christianization of Roman law
ⓘ
reform of earlier Roman law ⓘ |
| religiousCharacter | Christian ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Selection ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.