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Corpus Juris Civilis

534 CE · 6th century

The Corpus Juris Civilis is the body of Roman law compiled on the orders of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, completed in 534 CE. It comprised the Code, the Digest, the Institutes and the Novels. Recovered and studied in eleventh-century Italy, it became the foundation of European civil law and the most influential legal legacy of the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire.

Corpus Juris Civilis
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Corpus Juris Civilis. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/corpus-juris-civilis
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