Justinian's Code: Byzantine Empire

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Justinian’s Code, what was it’s religion based upon, its basis, sources made from it, and its final authority? Where did Justinian’s Code come from. Who made it? It’s what, when, how, who, where, what is it? These are all questions about Justinian’s Code I’m going to answer. Justinian’s Code originated from the Byzantine Empire, in 529 AD to 534 AD. It is part of the Corpus Juris Civilis, but founded by Justinian himself, he was a Eastern Roman Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople. After Justinian became emperor 526 he thought the empire's law system needed to be fixed. The ones before seemed out of date. In February, 528 AD, men decided eliminated the useless laws that were laws before. The work of this was finished in 529 AD in April. It

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