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Laying down the law : a study of the Theodosian code / John F. Matthews.

Title
Laying down the law : a study of the Theodosian code / John F. Matthews.
Author
Matthews, John (John Frederick)
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2000.

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xv, 314 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
"Laying Down the Law offers for the first time a clear and comprehensive guide to the interpretation of the Theodosian Code. John F. Matthews, a leading authority on the late Roman Empire, examines in detail the planning, design, and publication of the Code." "Matthews sets in legal and political context the recognition of the need for a codification of imperial legislation in the fifth century, describes the principles on which the work was based, and considers how these principles affected the shape of the Code. Combining legal with historical evidence, Matthews shows the Theodosian Code in a new and more accurate light, emphasizing its importance as a prime source of information on the late Roman Empire."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Codex Theodosianus
  • Roman law
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-301) and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. The Historical Moment -- 2. Emporers, Law, and Jurists -- 3. "Senatus Amplissimi Gesta" -- 4. Editing the Code -- 5. The Text of the Code -- 6. The Sirmondian Constitutions -- 7. Delivering the Law -- 8. The Editors at Work: Three Approaches -- 9. Edicts and Letters: Four Last Examples -- 10. Conclusion: The Code and Its Sources.
ISBN
0300079001 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^^00035198
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library