Codified by Justinian I and published under his aegis in A.D. 533, this celebrated work of legal history forms a fascinating picture of ordinary life in Rome.

This recording has been digitally produced by DeepZen Limited, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. DeepZen uses Emotive Speech Technology to create digital narrations that offer a similar listening experience to human narration.The Institutes of Justinian is a component of the Corpus Juris Civilis, the sixth-century codification of Roman law ordered by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. It is largely based upon the Institutes of Gaius, a Roma...

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The Institutes delves into the significance of laws in governing the Roman empire, particularly focusing on the compilation of older legal principles under the Emperor Justinian. It covers various aspects of law including justice, natural law, civil privileges of citizens, rights of persons such as freedom and slavery, and regulations concerning marriages and familial relationships. The Institutes emphasizes the role of laws in maintaining order and justice within the empire, outlining det...

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An abridged collection of the laws passed during the reign of the Emperor Justinian I. Most of them deal directly with the administration of the church within the empire, its relationship to the authority of the state and the person of the emperor, and the criminality of heresy within the imperial realm itself.

This edition features a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTS (abridged list)BOOK I.TITLE I. OF JUSTICE AND LAWTITLE II. OF THE LAW OF NATURE, THE LAW OF NATIONSTITLE III. OF THE LAW OF PERSONSTITLE IV. OF MEN FREE BORNTITLE V. OF FREEDMEN...TITLE XXIV. OF THE SECURITY TO BE GIVEN BY GUARDIANS AND CURATORSTITLE XXV. OF GUARDIANS' AND CURATORS' GROUNDS OF EXEMPTIONTITLE XXVI. OF GUARDIANS OR CURATORS WHO ARE SUSPECTED

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