Law in the crisis of empire, 379-455 AD
the Theodosian dynasty and its quaestors with a palingenesia of laws of the dynasty
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Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL699688M
- ISBN-100198260784
- OCLC Control Number504112336
- OCLC Control Number1015444536
- Internet Archivelawincrisisofemp0000hono
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- Library of Congress Control Number97047471
- Goodreads124426
- LibraryThing822085
Classifications
- DDC340.5/4
- LCCKJA420 .H66 1998
Description
In this book Honore, using his innovative method of analysis examines the laws of a crucial period of the late Roman empire (379-455 AD), a time when the west collapsed while the east survived. Wherever possible, he assigns each law to the likely imperial quaestor who drafted it. This approach yields a novel type of list of office holder (Fasti), in which each quaestor is associated with the laws he drafted. Honore shows why the eastern-inspired Theodosian Code (429-438 AD), intended to restore the legal and administrative unity of the Roman empire, came too late to save the west. The book includes on disk a Palingenesia of the constitutions of the Theodosian Age. This valuable resource will enable scholars to read the texts chronologically and to judge the soundness of the arguments advanced.
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