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Corpus Juris Civilis

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The Corpus Juris Civilis ("Body of Civil Law") is a collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence issued from 529 to 534 by order of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. It served as the sole authority for Roman law in the Eastern Roman Empire and later became the foundation for the civil law systems of modern continental Europe.

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  1. Anthony KaldellisPositiveJun 30, 2026· Lex Fridman Podcast

    Justinian’s codification became the principal surviving source for Roman law.

    “this is a massive work of codification and it is our main source for Roman law”

    Listen at 2:41:06

    Open the episode · #498 – Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of Empires
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