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212
Constitutio Antoniana
Made every free person living in the Empire a citizen, thus ruled by Roman law (ius civile) -
426
Law of citations
Only certain jurists may be cited in the trial: Papinianus, Paulus, Ulpianus, Modestinus and Gaius -
494
Pope Gelasius I wrote a letter to Emperor Anastasius I Dicorus
This letter started the theory of the two swords, that highlights the difference between political power and canonical power, stating that the Emperor has one and the Pope has the other, and equilibrium will be achieved as long as they remain separated -
506
“The Roman Law of the Visigoths”
By Alaric the second. Also known as the Lex Romana Visigothorum.
An anthology as law. The code (having Roman law as the source for making laws) abolished the old tradition of having different laws for Romans (leges romanae) and Visigoths (leges barbarorum). Now, all subjects of the kingdom were gathered under the same jurisdiction. -
575
The dark centuries begin
During this age, there are a lot of background problems (hunger, epidemics, plagues...) that made survival the most important thing, leaving law in a secondary position.
Jurists disappear as a professional category until the 12th century. -
Period: 575 to 1100
The dark centuries
The exact date is not clear, but they begin sometime around the middle end of the 6th century. -
Period: 1000 to 1100
The Renaissance
A time of changes, the church split into the eastern and western churches -
1050
Radical renewal in society
When the feudalism begins to crumble, society starts to change.
Markets and new social classes appear, and soon jurists will be needed again. -
1075
Dictatus Papae
It was Gregory VII’s reform in the canonical life, gave religious power back to the Pope.
Shortly after, the investiture problem begins (explained in the link)
https://youtu.be/tSwAof5S0cs -
Period: 1100 to 1199
12th century
Towns are the new form of political power.
People there are free. They moved there mainly because of the agricultural revolution.
