Laying Down the Law

Laying Down the Law
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9780300079005
ISBN-13 : 0300079001
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Book Synopsis Laying Down the Law by : John Frederick Matthews

Download or read book Laying Down the Law written by John Frederick Matthews and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the Theodosian Code which provides an invaluable source for the legal, social, religious and cultural history of the late Roman Empire. Written between 429 and 437 AD, the Code was a compilation of 3500 texts, of which more than 2700 survive, which published Roman imperial legislation from the reign of Constantine the great to Theodosius II. Matthews initially examines the political context for the Code and the events surrounding its actual composition before considering the contents of the Code, the Sirmondian Constitutions, the nature of the late Roman constitution and detailed editorial issues.


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