The Theodosian Code: Studies in the Imperial Law of Late Antiquity

by Ian Wood; Jill Harries

Publisher:

Bloomsbury

, 2010

Overview

The Theodosian Code, put together under the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II, is a compilation of the laws dating from AD 312 to 438, when the code was published. It brought order to a vast unmanageable body of law and formed part of the basis for the sixth-century Institutes of Justinian, fundamental to later jurisprudence. This book is an important collection of articles, well established as an essential resource for students of Roman law, long unavailable and here published for the first time with a new preface and updated bibliography.

Key Features

• Offers a collection of scholarly articles on the Theodosian Code
• Provides an essential resource for students of Roman law
• Includes a new preface and updated bibliography

Contents

• Compilation
• Constantine, Christianity and the Code
• Nachleben: The Code in the Middle Ages
• Epilogue

Contributors

• Simon Corcoran
• Brian Croke
• Judith Evans Grubbs
• Jill Harries
• Tony Honore
• David Hunt
• John Matthews
• Boudewijn Sirks
• Mark Vessey
• Dafydd Walters
• Ian Wood

Product Details

• Title: The Theodosian Code: Studies in the Imperial Law of Late Antiquity
• Authors: Ian Wood, Jill Harries
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Pages: 268
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Roman law; Codex Theodosianus; Droit romain
• ISBNs: 9781853997402, 1853997404
• Resource ID: LLS:THDSNCDSLTNTQTY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:19:15Z

About the Editors

Ian Wood is professor of early medieval history at University of Leeds.

Jill Harries is professor of ancient history at University of St Andrews, UK. She is the author of Sidonius Apollinaris and the Fall of Rome and Law and Empire in Late Antiquity.