Justinian's Corpus Juris Civilis and Imperial Legal Reforms (529–565)

1. First Codex Justinianus promulgated (Summa)

   Apr 7, 529Labels: Codex Justinianus, Justinian I

   • Corpus JC
   • Summa it

2. Quinquaginta decisiones issued to resolve disputes

   Jul 1, 530Labels: Quinquaginta Decisiones, Justinian I

   • UCL Laws
   • 1911 EB

3. Digest project launched by Deo auctore

   Dec 15, 530Labels: Deo auctore, Tribonian

   • Cambridge PDF
   • Britannica

4. Institutes issued as authoritative legal textbook

   Nov 21, 533Labels: Institutes, Tribonian

   • Inst de
   • Tribonian

5. Digest completed and promulgated (Tanta/Dedoken)

   Dec 16, 533Labels: Digest Pandects, Tanta

   • SMIGRA
   • Tanta it

6. Digest enters into legal force empire-wide

   Dec 30, 533Labels: Digest Pandects, Roman courts

   • Digesto it
   • SMIGRA

7. Revised Codex promulgated (Cordi nobis)

   Nov 16, 534Labels: Codex repetitae, Cordi nobis

   • Code en
   • 1911 EB

8. Revised Codex takes effect

   Dec 30, 534Labels: Codex repetitae, Imperial administration

   • Code en

9. Novellae begin as ongoing new legislation

   Jan 1, 535Labels: Novellae, Justinian I

   • Tribonian
   • Novellae it

10. Later sixth-century Littera Florentina preserves Digest

    Jan 1, 600Labels: Littera Florentina, Digest Pandects

    • Digest en

11. Digest reportedly rediscovered at Amalfi

    Jan 1, 1135Labels: Amalfi discovery, Digest Pandects

    • Digest en

12. Corpus Juris Civilis becomes standard medieval compilation

    Jan 1, 1200Labels: Corpus Juris, Roman law

    • Corpus JC
    • Britannica