History glossary
Codex
the part of Justinian's legal compilation that gathered imperial laws and constitutions.
- Category
- Law
- Region
- Byzantine Empire
- Date range
- 529 and 534
What it means
The Codex Justinianus collected and organised imperial legislation from earlier Roman emperors and Justinian's own reign. It formed one major part of the Corpus Juris Civilis, giving imperial law an authorised and usable form.
