Law in the crisis of empire, 379-455 AD
Subtitle: the Theodosian dynasty and its quaestors with a palingenesia of laws of the dynasty
By: Tony Honoré.
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Theodosius I, Emperor of Rome, 347-395.; Codex Theodosianus.; Roman law.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-314) and index.
System requirements for accompanying computer disk: MS Word for Windows 6.0.