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The Digest of Roman Law: Theft, Rapine, Damage and Insult (Penguin Classics) Paperback – June 28, 1979

by Justinian (Author), C. F. Kolbert (Translator, Introduction)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
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Codified by Justinian I and published under his aegis in A.D. 533, this celebrated work of legal history forms a fascinating picture of ordinary life in Rome.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Justinian I (483 -565) was Eastern Roman Emperor from 527 until his death. One of the most important rulers of Late Antiquity, he is best remembered for his reform of the legal code through the commission of Tribonian the military expansion of imperial territory that was achieved during his reign, primarily through the campaigns of Belisarius and his marriage and partnership with his wife Empress Theodora. He is also known as "The last Roman Emperor" and was the emperor who reconquered the city of Rome from the Ostrogoths.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0140443436
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics; Reprint edition (June 28, 1979)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780140443431
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140443431
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 0.45 x 7.75 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading
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If you intend to study legal history, or Roman/Byzantine history, or really history at all... own this. Justinian's Code is required reading for a serious student.
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5.0 out of 5 stars good work
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
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This is just great! It was exactly what I was looking for and at a fair price as well. I highly recommend this product.
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Panta Rhei
5.0 out of 5 stars Tried this one.
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Pretty hard work unless your a lawyer I guess. It’s a classic but there are more interesting ones
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good production of "pre-Critical" Academics
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Arrived earlier than expected and was in perfect quality. The text is exactly as advertised. Its a few well chosen excerpts from the Digest with a wonderful introduction, that sadly will only appear to most people today as Western-centric and probably meaningless. Ignoring such contemporary points of view, the worldview of the introduction (which is most - over half o the book) is very triumphalist, about the legacy of Roman law up to the perfect legal system of British common law. Clearly full of ideas well known and believed then, and even errors of that time, and as such highly illuminating about the time it was made, but it is also very helpful for learning the actual concepts and events it talks about.
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