Justinian's law
The Corpus
Limitations
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This Latin title means “Body of Civil Law.”

What is the Corpus Juris Civilis?

100

This part collected laws issued by Roman emperors.

What is the Codex?

100

The empire believed that ___ should be valued the same as military might.

What is laws?

200

The time period that Justinian I ruled.

What is 527-565 CE.

200

This part gathered selected writings and opinions of Roman legal experts.

What is the Digest?

200

Although called out for being "contrary to nature" the Corpus still allowed this institution.

What is slavery?

300

This was the Empire ruled by Justinian.

What was the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire?

300

How was the Corpus edited?

What is using the Novellae?

300

This regulation placed family authority in the hands of fathers and paternal ancestors.

What is Patria Potestas?