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The justice of Constantine :

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0472028383

(Number (ISBN

9780472028382

Erroneous ISBN

0472118293

Erroneous ISBN

1283543354

Erroneous ISBN

9780472118298

Erroneous ISBN

9781283543354

Title Proper

The justice of Constantine :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

law, communication, and control /

First Statement of Responsibility

John Noel Dillon.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Ann Arbor :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Michigan Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2012.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource.

Series Title

Law and society in the ancient world

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

The sources and the Codex Theodosianus -- Formal characteristics of the legislation of Constantine -- Changes in legislation from Diocletian to Constantine -- The propagation of justice -- Constantine and the provincials -- Constantine and the imperial bureaucracy -- Control and consultation : breves, relationes, consultationes -- Appellatio.

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As the first Christian emperor of Rome, Constantine the Great has long interested those studying the establishment of Christianity. But Constantine is also notable for his ability to control a sprawling empire and effect major changes. The Justice of Constantine examines Constantine's judicial and administrative legislation and his efforts to maintain control over the imperial bureaucracy, to guarantee the working of Roman justice, and to keep the will of his subjects throughout the Roman Empire. John Dillon first analyzes the record of Constantine's legislation and its relationship to prior legislation. His initial chapters also serve as an introduction to Roman law and administration in later antiquity. Dillon then considers Constantine's public edicts and internal communications about access to law, trials and procedure, corruption, and punishment for administrative abuses. How imperial officials relied on correspondence with Constantine to resolve legal questions is also considered. A study of Constantine's expedited appellate system, to ensure provincial justice, concludes the book. Constantine's constitutions reveal much about the Theodosian Code and the laws included in it. Constantine consistently seeks direct sources of reliable information in order to enforce his will. In official correspondence, meanwhile, Constantine strives to maintain control over his officials through punishment; trusted agents; and the cultivation of accountability, rivalry, and suspicion among them.

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JSTOR

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

MIL

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22573/ctt1d8k4sk

Stock Number

385580

International Standard Book Number

9786613855800

Constantine, I,-337.

Constantine, I,-337

Justice, Administration of (Roman law)-- History.

Roman law-- History-- Sources.

Roman law-- History.

Roman law, Sources.

HISTORY-- General.

Justice, Administration of (Roman law)

LAW-- Customary.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- Comparative.

Roman law.

Rome, History, Constantine I, the Great, 306-337, Sources.

Rome, History, Constantine I, the Great, 306-337.

Rome (Empire)

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HIS002020

LAW-- 028000

LAW060000

POL-- 009000

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Book number

Dillon, John Noël.

Date of Transaction

20200822114258.0

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[Book]

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