Assignment 3

Constitucio Antoniana

212

An edict by the emperor Caracalla from 212 AD. It grants full citizenship to all free men in the Roman Empire.

Codex Gregorianus

291

The Codex Gregorianus is a significant collection of Roman imperial laws compiled around 291-294 CE.

Codex Hermogenianus

293

The Codex Hermogenianus is the title of a collection of constitutions, mostly from the years 293–94. Most of the work is now lost. The work became a standard reference in late antiquity, until it was superseded by the the Codex Justinianeus.

Code of Euric

476

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.

Lex Romana Visigothorum

506

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

534

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.
four main parts:
o Codex (534), collection of ordinances of previous emperors in 12 books
o Digesta or Pandecta (533)
o Institutiones (533)
o Novellae or Novels

Codex Revisus

582

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.

Liber Iudiciorum

654

The Liber Iudiciorum, or Visigothic Code, was a comprehensive legal code issued in the Visigothic Kingdom.

The work of Irnerius

1050

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.
o The Codex
o Volumen parvum

Dictatus papae

1075

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.