In what year did Justinian codify the Roman laws into a single code?

In what year did Justinian codify the Roman laws into a single code?

• A. 610
• B. 476
• C. 529
• D. 313

Answer: (C)

When Justinian’s laws were gathered into one codified collection, the aim was to unify centuries of imperial statutes into a single, accessible code. He sponsored the creation of the Codex Justinianus, completed and published in 529, which marked the formal codification of Roman law into one code. This codified code became the cornerstone of a broader legal project—the Corpus Juris Civilis—which was expanded with the Digest, Institutes, and later Novels, with the final components completed by 534. The other years listed reflect different moments in Roman and Byzantine history (for example, 313 is the Edict of Milan, 476 is the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and 610 is well into the Byzantine era) and do not correspond to the moment when the codification into a single code was completed.

When Justinian’s laws were gathered into one codified collection, the aim was to unify centuries of imperial statutes into a single, accessible code. He sponsored the creation of the Codex Justinianus, completed and published in 529, which marked the formal codification of Roman law into one code. This codified code became the cornerstone of a broader legal project—the Corpus Juris Civilis—which was expanded with the Digest, Institutes, and later Novels, with the final components completed by 534. The other years listed reflect different moments in Roman and Byzantine history (for example, 313 is the Edict of Milan, 476 is the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and 610 is well into the Byzantine era) and do not correspond to the moment when the codification into a single code was completed.