ns but because both of the groupsof people were so weak, it was easy for the Muslim armies to overthrow them (The Reign ofJustinian) Justinian felt many of the laws of Byzantium were very confusing. many were out of date, somecontradicting others, and not in one place did a complete collection of the laws exist. To solvethis problem, Justinian assigned a commission to study the problem. Their work resulted in thepublication of the Code of Justinian. This code consisted of imperial decrees, legal opinions ofjudges and lawyers, and even a textbook for law students. The code allowed him to gain better controlover his provincial governors to more effectively finance his military campaigns against Persia andother surrounding nations. Roman law formed the base of civil law. Still today many countries havebits and pieces of the code entwined in their law. It became a model for new laws and systems oflaws. And many legal maxims still in use today have been derived from Justinian’s Code(Justinian’s Code). The Code was published on April 7, 529. Justinian’s Code is just as notable andpublicly known as Hammarabi’s Code. Parts of Justinian’s Code resembles parts of Hammarabi’s Code(The Empire at the time of Justinian). Another over looked characteristic of Justinianwas his religion. He was very religious. He strengthened Christianity at the expense of non-Christianculture. Justinian abolished all pagan teachers and all schools of pagan philosophy. Justinian wasundoubtedly the most famous of Byzantine emperors. “Justice”, the meaning and spelling aretaken from Justinian. He was married to Theodora, who was a famous actress. The results of hisdecisions were critical in the development in western Europe. The Middle Ages would n...
