page_title: Codex Theodosianus
hierarchical_section_title: Codex Theodosianus
caption_attribution_description: English: Bust of Byzantine Empreror Theodosius II (reigned 408–450 AD). Marble, 5th century AD. Français&#160;: Buste de l'empereur byzantin Théodose II (règne 408-450 ap. J.-C.). Marbre, Ve siècle ap. J.-C.
context_page_description: The Codex Theodosianus was a compilation of the laws of the Roman Empire under the Christian emperors since 312. A commission was established by Emperor Theodosius II and his co-emperor Valentinian III on 26 March 429 and the compilation was published by a constitution of 15 February 438. It went into force in the eastern and western parts of the empire on 1 January 439. The original text of the codex is also found in the Breviary of Alaric, promulgated on 2 February 506.
context_section_description: The Codex Theodosianus (Eng. Theodosian Code) was a compilation of the laws of the Roman Empire under the Christian emperors since 312. A commission was established by Emperor Theodosius II and his co-emperor Valentinian III on 26 March 429 and the compilation was published by a constitution of 15 February 438. It went into force in the eastern and western parts of the empire on 1 January 439. The original text of the codex is also found in the Breviary of Alaric (also called Lex Romana Visigothorum), promulgated on 2 February 506.
caption: A bust of Theodosius II in the Louvre.
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