Codex Theodosianus

18th-century edition with commentary by Jacques Godefroy
A bust of Theodosius II in the Louvre

The Codex Theodosianus ("Theodosian Code") is 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[1][2] 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.[1] The original text of the codex is also found in the Breviary of Alaric (also called Lex Romana Visigothorum), promulgated on 2 February 506.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Kazhdan & Talbot 1991, p. 475.
  2. ^ Long 1875, pp. 302–303.
  3. ^ Woodward & Cates 1872, p. 90.
  4. ^ Matthews 2000, p. 87.