HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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The law code established a woman, Theodora, as head of the empire.
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It simplified and shortened the old Roman law code.
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It spread Christianity by requiring everyone to follow Roman Catholicism.
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established New Rome in Constantinople under an imperial government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the significance of the Code of Justinian? Although the Code of Justinian was not, in itself, a new legal code, it rationalized hundreds of years of existing Roman statutes. Contradictions and conflicts were eliminated, and any existing laws that were not included in it were repealed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Codex Justinianus, or Code of Justinian, was a legal code. It consisted of the various sets of laws and legal interpretations collected and codified by scholars under the direction of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Justinian Code strengthened the Byzantine Empire by making all its citizens subject to one universal law. This eliminated discord. Also, the Code solidified and strengthened the role of Christianity, and made pagan worship illegal, thereby lessening the threat of dissent.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was important for the empires to have detailed legal codes so everything was fair and people could not get around the law. The legal codes also kept order and limited crime. They also bound the rulers to laws agreed on by the government.