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Dec 30 • 07:42 UTC • 🇭🇷 Croatia • Index.hr

The Code from the 6th Century Remained the Foundation of Law in Europe until Napoleon

The Justinian Code, enacted on this day in 537 AD, served as the main legal framework of the Byzantine Empire and remained an essential legal document until the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

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