Laying Down the Law
Subtitle: A Study of the Theodosian Code
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: October 11, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780300079005
Subjects: Constitution: government & the state; Constitutional & administrative law; European history: BCE to c 500 CE; BCE to c 500 CE; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Ancient Rome; Ancient - Rome; History & Theory - General; Legal History; Law / Legal History; General; Codex Theodosianus; Roman Law
Description: "Laying Down the Law offers for the first time a clear and comprehensive guide to the interpretation of the Theodosian Code. John F. Matthews, a leading authority on the late Roman Empire, examines in detail the planning, design, and publication of the Code.".

"Matthews sets in legal and political context the recognition of the need for a codification of imperial legislation in the fifth century, describes the principles on which the work was based, and considers how these principles affected the shape of the Code. Combining legal with historical evidence, Matthews shows the Theodosian Code in a new and more accurate light, emphasizing its importance as a prime source of information on the late Roman Empire."--BOOK JACKET.