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September 10, 2017 Leave a Comment

Roman Emperor’s Failure to Respond to Crisis

At the Emperor’s Court, safe in Ravenna, internal politics trumped civic affairs.Continuing Visigoths Sack Rome,our selection from The History of

September 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

Rome’s Gates Opened

O king, are your demands, what do you intend to leave us?" "Your lives!" replied the haughty conqueror.Continuing Visigoths Sack Rome,our

September 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

Siege of Rome Begins

The first emotions of the nobles and of the people were those of surprise and indignation that a vile Barbarian should dare to insult the capital of

August 30, 2017 Leave a Comment

Visigoths Sack Rome

This series has ten easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: A Weak and Distracted Government.IntroductionThe most decisive event in

May 29, 2016 Leave a Comment

Gibbon on Justinian Code

The penal statutes form a very small proportion of the sixty-two books of the Code and Pandects . . . .Justinian Code Published, featuring a series

May 25, 2016 Leave a Comment

Byzantine’s Administration of Justice

The free citizens of Athens and Rome enjoyed in all criminal cases the invaluable privilege of being tried by their country.Justinian Code

May 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

Byzantine Law on Sex and Marriage

A sin, a vice, a crime, are the objects of theology, ethics, and jurisprudence. Whenever their judgments agree, they corroborate each other; but as

May 2, 2016 Leave a Comment

Byzantine Penal Laws

In the absence of penal laws and the insufficiency of civil actions, the peace and justice of the city were imperfectly maintained by the private

May 1, 2016 Leave a Comment

Byzantine Criminal Law

The execution of the Alban dictator, who was dismembered by eight horses, is represented by Livy as the first and the last instance of Roman cruelty

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