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Who is a emperor of the roman empire he organized all roman laws into a legal system named after him He also reconquered much of the Mediterranean and built hag Sophia?

You're thinking of Justinian.


Who is known for the roman code of laws?

Emperor Justinian of the Byzantine empire. This is because it commissioned a compendium of centuries of Roman civil law going essays on jurisprudence and a textbook for students called Corpus Iuris Civilis also nicknamed the Justinian Code


What is an organized group of laws?

code


What was a set of organized laws in mesopotamia?

a code


What was the the significance of the code of laws?

Hammurabi's code of law was significant because it organized many laws.


Name the Roman Emperor wrote a code that is the basis for modern legal systems and civil law?

Justinian I was the emperor who formulated the code. He did not actually write the laws, but he revised them and clarified them. Justinian did not revise the laws either. He commissioned legal exerts to collect centuries of Roman civil law and edit a compendium with a selections of these laws. This was called the Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Laws) and the name Justinian Code was given to it in the Renaissance. The codification of centuries of Roman laws means that the laws were brought together in a single book. In Latin codex meant book. Contadictory or redundant laws were scrapped and relevent ones were revisded when necessary.


Who was the emperor that ordered the compilation of all roman laws?

Justinian I


Who was justanian and what was his code?

Justinian became the emperor of the old eastern part of the Roman empire in 527 AD CE. At this time historians refer to his rule as emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Perhaps his most notable contribution to his empire was the revision of old Roman laws that were antiquated and out of date with the times. This revision of the laws was called the Justinian Code. The Code did away with contradictory laws and thus straightened the fabric of the empire by creating a workable & fair legal system.


When the laws of the Byzantine legal system were rewritten, they were called?

The laws of the Byzantine legal system were rewritten under the Emperor Justinian I and the reformed code was called the "Codex Justinianus." It was one of the four parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis, a comprehensive compilation of Roman laws.


Which person created laws in the Roman Empire that protected people?

The Emperor - that was his role.


Why did people first flock to the roman cities?

because their emperor had unfair laws


Why did Justinian advanced the alphabet?

Emperor Justinian I did not advance the alphabet; rather, he is known for the legal code he established, which became known as the Justinian Code. This code helped to unify and systematize Roman laws and influenced legal systems in Europe for centuries.