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Who was Tribonian?

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he leaded the group of scholars to reform the law code

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Who discovered the Justinian Code?

it is not known who rediscovered the Corpus Juris Civilis, also dubbed as Justinian Code. It is known that it was rediscovered in a library in Pisa in 1070.


What sources did Justinian use to create his legal code?

Justinian the Great did not use any sources for the Corpus Juris Civilis (Justinian Code is a term which was coined in the 16th century). He did not compile it himself. He appointed a commission charged with compiling and harmonizing the writings of classical Roman jurists. This commission was headed by Tribonian, a jurist at the court of Justinian. The aim of creating an harmonized compilation of juristic writing was to clarify the law and shorten litigation, create a syllabus for law schools, and create a text book for first year law students.The Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law) was a set of books which provided a very comprehensive digest of centuries of Roman civil law which revised Roman law. It also included collections of essays by famous Roman jurists in two student textbooks. It came in four parts:1) The Codex (book) Justinianus, was a review of imperial laws going back 400 years (to the time of Hadrian). Therefore its sources were centuries of imperial edicts. It scrapped obsolete or unnecessary laws, made changes when necessary and clarified obscure passages. Its aim was to put the laws in a single book (previously they were written on many different scrolls), harmonise conflicting views among jurists which arose from centuries of poorly organised development of Roman law and have a uniform and coherent body of law. It consists of 12 books, 1 book covers ecclesiastical law, the duties of high officers and sources of law, 7 cover private law, 1 criminal law and 3 administrative laws.2) The Digesta was a collection of fragments taken from essays on laws written by jurists (mostly from the 2nd and 3rd centuries) which express the private opinions of legal experts. Most were from Ulpian (40%) and Paulus(17%). It was a large amount of writing which was condensed in 50 books. It was used as an advanced law student textbook.3) The Institutiones was a textbook for first year law students written by two professors. It was a series of extracts from statements on the basic institutions of Roman law from the teaching books by 'writers of authority.' In was largely an updating of the Institutiones of Gaius, a jurist of the 2nd century AD.4) The Novellae Constitutiones, which contained laws recently issued by Justinian.


Who was Justinian in the Roman Empire and what was his major goal?

Justinian I 483–565, Byzantine emperor (527–65), nephew and successor of Justin I Justin I, c.450–527, Byzantine emperor (518–27); successor of Anastasius I. He was chief of the imperial guard and became emperor when Anastasius died. He was responsible for much imperial policy during his uncle's reign. Soon after becoming emperor, Justinian instituted major administrative changes and tried to increase state revenues at the expense of his subjects. Justinian's fiscal policies, the discontent of the Monophysites at his orthodoxy, and the loyalty of the populace to the family of Anastasius I produced the Nika riot (532), which would have cost Justinian his throne but for the firmness of his wife, Empress Theodora Theodora and the aid of his great generals, Belisarius Belisarius and Narses Narses c.478–c. Justinian, through Belisarius and Narses, recovered Africa from the Vandals (533–48) and Italy from the Ostrogoths (535–54). He was less successful in fighting the Persians and was unable to prevent the raids of the Slavs and the Bulgars. Justinian's policy of caesaropapism (i.e., the supremacy of the emperor over the church) included not only matters of organization, but also matters of dogma. In 553, seeking to reconcile the Monophysites to the church, he called a council but accomplished nothing and finally tended to drift into heresy himself. Justinian's greatest accomplishment was the codification of Roman law, commonly called the Corpus Juris Civilis Corpus Juris Civilis executed under his direction by Tribonian Tribonian (Tribonianus) It gave unity to the centralized state and greatly influenced all subsequent legal history. Justinian erected many public works, of which the church of Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia is the most notable. He was succeeded by his nephew, Justin II. The writings of Procopius Procopius are the main source of information on Justinian's reign.


What was Justinian's lasting contribution?

Justinian I (or the great) main legacies were/are in the fields of religion and law. Justinian I protected the purity of the official church (the Orthodox Church and persecuted dissident Christian sects and paganism. He secured the rights of the church and the clergy and protected and expanded the monastic orders. He granted the monks the right to inherit property from private individuals and to receive annual gifts for the state and banned the confiscation of monastic property. He gave the canons of the church legal force and issued laws regarding the administration of church property, the elections, rights and obligations of the clergy, the conduct of service and episcopal jurisdiction. Justinian I was one of the most important emperors in the history of the Orthodox Church. He described as a 'nursing father' of the church. He put it on a more solid footing, and redefined its structure. Justinian I's other main legacy was his commissioning of the Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil law) which was later dubbed the Justinian Code. This was a digest of centuries of Roman civil law, collected them in a single book (previously they had been kept in scrolls) and gave a uniform organisation this law, scrapped obsolete enactments and redefined obscure passages. It also included a collection of essays by famous jurists and a student textbook. This work is famous for the impact it had in western Europe when it was rediscovered in a library in Pisa in 1070. It quickly became very popular, was studied in European universities and influenced the development of law in western Europe. The civil law of many modern countries is based on this work.


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When was Tribonian born?

Tribonian was born in 500.


When did Tribonian die?

Tribonian died in 547.


Why was tribonian important?

cause they were gay ;)


Byzantine emperor who codified roman law?

Tribonian


Why is tribonian important?

because he stud up for peoples rights


Who rewrote the bysantine legal system to make it less complicated?

tribonian


Rewrote the Byzantine legal system to make it less complicated?

tribonian


Who rewrote the Byzantine legal system to make it less complicated?

Tribonian


Who discovered the Justinian Code?

it is not known who rediscovered the Corpus Juris Civilis, also dubbed as Justinian Code. It is known that it was rediscovered in a library in Pisa in 1070.


Who are the 23 marble medallions of the great lawgivers of history in the House of Representatives Chambers?

George Mason Robert Joseph Pothier Jean Baptiste Colbert Edward I Alfonso X Pope Gregory IX Louis IX of France Justinian I Tribonian Lycurgus of Sparta Hammurabi Moses Solon Papinian Gaius of Rome Maimonides Suleiman the Magnificent Pope Innocent III Simon de Montfort Hugo Grotius Sir William Blackstone Napoleon Thomas Jefferson Source: http://www.ilovephilosophy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=156274


What is the code of Justine?

Based on "The Institutes" Corupus Iurus Civilis or the Justinian Code, was the result of Emperor Justinian's desire that existing Roman law be collected into a simple and clear system of laws, or "code." Tribonian, a legal minister under Justinian, lead a group of scholars in a 14-month effort to codify existing Roman law. The result was the first Justinian Code, completed in 529. This code was later expanded to include Justinian's own laws, as well as two additional books on areas of the law. In 534, the Justinian Code, made up of the Code, the Digest, and the Institutes, was completed. http://orias.berkeley.edu/summer2004/summer2004JustinianCode.htm


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