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The Constitutio Antoniniana , also known the Antonine Constitution or Edict of Caracalla was an edict by the emperor Caracalla from 212 AD. It grants full citizenship to all free men in the Roman Empire. -
The classical period of Roman law is conventionally taken to have ended in AD 235 with the death of the emperor Sever us Alexander => Post–classical Roman Law
The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE formally ended the application of post-classical Roman law in Western Europe, though various forms continued to be used in former Roman territories -
Collection of laws created by a Roman jurist named Gregorius and published in the year 291 AD. It was made to help lawyers and practitioners navigate the increasing number of imperial laws that were difficult to find and understand. -
It contains rules made by the emperor and was used to supplement another collection of laws called the Codex Gregorianus. The work became a standard reference in late antiquity, until it was superseded by the the Codex Justinianeus. -
The Kingdom of the Visigoths in Spain was a powerful medieval state that existed between 418 and 711 AD.
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The Code of Euric was a significant legal compilation ordered by Visigoth King Euric around 475-480 CE. Written in Latin, it blended Gothic customs with Roman law, covering various aspects like property, marriage, and social hierarchy. This early example of Germanic law influenced later legal codes and demonstrated the Visigoths' Romanization. -
The Lex Romana Visigothorum, or Breviary of Alaric, was a Roman law collection compiled in 506 CE under Visigothic King Alaric II. The code preserved Roman legal traditions, incorporating excerpts from sources like the Theodosian Code. -
Corpus Iuris Civilis is the most important source of the post-classical Roman Law. It was promulgated by Justinian, who became an emperor of the Byzantine Empire in the year 527 and tried to return the lost glory to the empire. He also set up a group of jurists led by Tribonian to create a new code for the empire, which would continue with the long Roman Law tradition. It has has four main parts:
o Codex (534)
o Digesta or Pandecta (533)
o Institutiones (533)
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The Codex Revisus, was a Visigothic legal code compiled in the late 6th century under King Leovigild. It revised the earlier Codex Euricianus, updating and clarifying laws. -
The Liber Iudiciorum, or Visigothic Code, was a comprehensive legal code issued in the Visigothic Kingdom. -
Irnerius was a jurist from the university in Bologna who wanted to compile whole Corpus Iuris Civilis from all the fragments. While compilating, he added a word here and there and also briefly commented the laws. He was successful in compilating Corpus Iuris Civilis, but his version is divided differently than the original. Irnerius compilation consist of five parts:
o Digestum vetus
o Infortiatum
o Digestum novum, or new Digests.
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The Dictatus Papae was a concise document compiled in 1075 under Pope Gregory VII, consisting of 27 statements asserting papal authority. It claimed supreme papal power over both Church and secular rulers, including the right to depose emperors.