An Introduction to the Study of Justinian’s Digest: Containing an Account of Its Composition and of the Jurists Used or Referred to Therein

by Henry John Roby

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

, 1886

Overview

In this volume, classics scholar Henry John Roby provides a helpful guide to the classic work of jurisprudence, Justinian’s Digest. Justinian the Great was the Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565. He is well-known for his judicial reforms and revision of Roman law. Part of Justinian’s legislation is contained in his Digest. Roby offers a substantive introduction to the Digest and presents insightful essays on this important, but difficult, text.

Product Details

• Title: An Introduction to the Study of Justinian’s Digest: Containing an Account of Its Composition and of the Jurists Used or Referred to Therein
• Author: Henry John Roby
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Print Publication Date: 1886
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Roman law; Digesta
• Resource ID: LLS:NTRSTJSTDGST
• Resource Type: Monograph
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