Justinian's Corpus Juris Civilis and Byzantine Legal Reform (527–565)

1. Justinian I becomes Byzantine emperor

   Apr 1, 527Labels: Justinian I, Byzantine Empire

   • Britannica
   • Yale Law

2. Haec quae necessario orders a new legal code

   Feb 13, 528Labels: Haec quae, Justinian I

   • Haec
   • LawExplores
   • Britannica

3. First Codex Justinianus promulgated

   Apr 7, 529Labels: Codex Justinianus, Imperial Constitutions

   • Britannica
   • Code Wiki
   • LawExplores

4. Deo auctore launches the Digest project

   Dec 15, 530Labels: Deo auctore, Tribonian

   • Digest Wiki
   • Britannica

5. Quinquaginta decisiones issued to resolve juristic conflicts

   Apr 1, 531Labels: Quinquaginta decisiones

   • UCL Laws
   • Novels Wiki

6. Institutes published as official student textbook and law

   Nov 21, 533Labels: Institutes, Legal Education

   • Yale Law
   • Institutes Wiki
   • Harvard Ames

7. Digest (Pandects) published with legal force

   Dec 30, 533Labels: Digest Pandects, Roman Jurists

   • Britannica
   • Harvard Ames

8. Revised Codex (Codex repetitae praelectionis) promulgated

   Nov 16, 534Labels: Codex repetitae, Revised Codex

   • Britannica
   • EB1911
   • Codex

9. Novels begin accumulating after the revised Codex

   Jan 1, 535Labels: Novellae, Justinianic Novels

   • Britannica
   • Novels Wiki

10. Pragmatic Sanction applies Justinianic law in Italy

    Aug 13, 554Labels: Sanctio pragmatica, Italy

    • Szeged PDF
    • Externado PDF

11. Epitome Juliani summarizes Novels for Latin use

    Jan 1, 556Labels: Epitome Juliani, Julianus

    • Novels Wiki

12. Justinian I dies; codification remains foundational

    Nov 14, 565Labels: Justinian I, Corpus Juris

    • Britannica
    • Britannica