HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Constitutio Antoniniana, Aemilius Papinianus, Codex Gregorianus

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284-476 roman dominate - 395 divison of the empire. 534 ad - corpus iuris civilis is introduced in eastern empire (institutiones, codex, digest) 555 ad - emperor justinian (east) reconquers western territories. According to the legend rome was founded by the two brothers romolus and remus (21st of. Romolus killed his brother, named city rome and became first king of rome. Roman king (rex) had imperium (absolute state power) Two stages: in iure (in front of the praetor) and apud iudicem; the only award the iudex could make at the end of a legal action was for specific money damages. Senate= body of important men, only advised. Heads of important families (patres = patriacians) 7th king tacitus tarquinius superbus was driven out of the city. Imperium (state power) is not split. consuls must rule together (dual leadership) Patricians divided imperium into different magistrate offices. Cursus honorum: quaestor aedile praetor consul, proconsul, censor (added later)