The Codex Justinianus
The imperial constitutions collected under Justinian, first promulgated in 529 and revised in 534.
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Chronology of the two editions using legal-historical scholarship.
- Timothy Kearley: The Creation and Transmission of Justinian’s Novels
Distinguishes the first Code promulgated 7 April 529 from the revised Code of 16 November 534.
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- Scholarly introduction checked rather than the complete Code; exact compilation duration is not independently established here.
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The Code collected imperial constitutions. It is distinct from the Digest, a compilation of juristic writings, and the Institutes, a teaching text.
The first edition dates to 529; the surviving revised edition to 534. The essay’s comparison of compilation times is a separate historical claim and should not be inferred merely from those publication dates.
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