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  • 212

    Edicts of Caracalla (Constitutio Antoniniana)

    Caracalla declared that all free men in the Roman Empire were to be given full Roman citizenship, with the exception of people who had become subject to Rome through surrender in war, and freed slaves.
  • 291

    Codex Gregorianus

    A private collection of imperial constitutions, covering decisions from Emperor Hadrian to Diocletian. One of the earliest legal sources to systematize imperial legislation.
  • 295

    Codex Hermogenianus

    An additional private collection, mainly focusing on the laws issued by Diocletian. Both the Gregorian and Hermogenian Codes were used extensively in post-classical Roman law.
  • 438

    Codex Theodosianus

    A formal codification of imperial laws from the time of Constantine until Theodosius II. The Theodosian Code was binding in both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires and influenced medieval law codes in Western Europe.
  • 475

    Code of Euric

    Commissioned by King Euric, ruler of the Visigoths, this legal code combined Roman legal elements with Visigothic customs. It governed the Visigothic population but was influenced by Roman law.
  • 506

    Breviary of Alaric (Lex Romana Visigothorum)

    King Alaric II of the Visigoths issued this code as a simplified version of Roman law for his Roman subjects. It included portions of the Codex Theodosianus, Gaius' Institutes, and the writings of Roman jurists like Paulus.
  • 506

    Codex Revisus

    The review of the Code of Euric.
  • 529

    Codex Justinianus

    The first major legal text compiled by Justinian. It gathered all the valid imperial laws up to that point.
  • 533

    Institutiones

    A textbook for law students, summarizing the principles of Roman law, heavily based on Gaius’ earlier Institutes.
  • 533

    Digesta or Pandectae

    A compilation of juristic writings from the most important Roman jurists. It organized thousands of legal opinions and interpretations into a structured legal reference.
  • Period: 534 to 565

    Novellae

    New laws enacted by Justinian after the publication of the Codex. These continued to update Roman law throughout his reign.
  • 654

    Liber Iudiciorum

    Also known as the Visigothic Code, this law code was promulgated by King Recceswinth of the Visigoths. It applied to both Romans and Visigoths within the kingdom and drew heavily from Roman law while incorporating Visigothic customs.
  • 1075

    Dictatus Papae

    A collection formulated by Pope Gregory VII. The Dictatus Papae articulated the Pope's supremacy over secular rulers, asserting the Pope’s authority to depose emperors and kings and confirming the primacy of papal power in legal and spiritual matters.
  • Period: 1085 to 1125

    Irnerius

    An influential legal scholar and teacher at the University of Bologna, often credited with the revival of Roman law in Western Europe. Irnerius was a key figure in the development of the Glossators school of legal thought, and his work on Roman law laid the groundwork for later European legal systems.