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Emperor Justinian
Code of Laws
The enlargement of the Eastern Roman Empire's territory between the rise to power of Justinian (red, 527) and his death (orange, 565)
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Achievements of the Byzantine Empire
• The Byzantine empire reached its peak under the emperor Justinian, who reigned from 527 to 565 C.E.
• Justinian was an autocrat, a single ruler with complete authority.
• Emperor Justinian is best known for his code of law.
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Justinian’s Code of Law
• Emperor Justinian set up a team of scholars to gather and organize the ancient laws of Rome.
• His collection became the “body of civil law” known today as Justinian’s Code.
• His code included Roman laws, legal writings and even a student handbook.
• Later emperors continued to update the code.
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Cultural Diffusion
• By the 1100’s, the Justinian Code had reached western Europe,
• where it became the basis of law for both the Roman Catholic Church and medieval rulers.
• Even today, international law is influenced by Justinian’s Code.
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Let’s Compare…
• Justinian Code
• All women could own property, make contracts and wills, and bring a lawsuit.
• United States Laws
• All women can own property, make contracts and wills, and bring a lawsuit. Women are guaranteed the same rights as men.
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Let’s Compare…
• Justinian Code
• Robbery was not a crime. The victim could sue the robber for up to four times the value of the stolen property.
• United States Law
• Robbery is considered a crime and is punishable by a fine and/or jail time.
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Let’s Compare…
• Justinian Code
• People owed something had to sue the person owing them to gain the debt back.
• United States Law
• People owed something had to sue the person owing them to gain the debt back.
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• Justinian Code
• Murder was punished by banishment, or being forced out of a country.
• United States Law
• Murder is punished with a prison sentence or with death.
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• Justinian Code
• Women could not inherit property from their husbands unless it was provided for in a will. Children received equal amounts of the father’s estate.
• United States Law
• Standard law allows wives and children to divide an estate. Other directions can be provided for in a will.
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Using your skills
• Under which law code is murder punished by banishment?
• Justinian Code or United States Law
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Using your skills
• How is the treatment of robbery different under the two codes?
• Justinian Code:
• United States Law:
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Using your skills
• Compare the rights of women in the two law codes.
• Justinian Code:
• United States Law:
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Using your skills
• Why would both sets of laws contain provisions (conditions) about inheritances?
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Using your skills
• If these laws are similar, in what other subjects would there also be similarities?
• (hint: trials, Roman Laws, evidence)
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Regents Question
• After the fall of Rome, the eastern portion of the Roman empire became known as the
• 1. Persian Empire
• 2. Byzantine Empire
• 3. Mongol Empire
• 4. Gupta Empire