Pandectae

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Pandectae is the comprehensive 6th-century compilation of Roman legal writings that formed a central part of Emperor Justinian I’s Corpus Juris Civilis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Justinianic code
Roman law text
legal code
part of Corpus Juris Civilis
belongsToGenre juristic writings compilation
commissionedBy Justinian I
compiledBy Justinianic commission of jurists
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compiledInCentury 6th century
compiledUnderAuthorityOf Justinian I
consistsOfApproximateNumberOfBooks 50
containsApproximateNumberOfExtracts 9000
containsExtractsFrom Gaius
Modestinus
Papinian
Paulus
Roman jurists
Ulpian
coreRoleIn reception of Roman law in Europe
dateOfPromulgation 533
etymology from Greek ‘pandektes’ meaning ‘all-receiving’
forms major part of Corpus Juris Civilis
formsWith Codex Justinianus
Institutiones
Novellae
hasAlternativeName Digest
linked to: Digest (Pandects)

Digests of Justinian
linked to: Digest of Justinian
hasLatinName Digesta
linked to: Digest
hasStructure arranged by subject matter into books and titles
historicalPeriod Justinianic era
linked to: Late Antiquity
influenced European private law
civil law tradition
medieval Roman law
isComponentOf Justinianic codification
language Latin
legalForceConfirmedBy Constitutio Tanta
legalSubject family law
obligations
private law
property law
succession law
legalSystem Roman law
partOf Corpus Juris Civilis
placeOfCompilation Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
preservedIn medieval manuscripts
studiedAt University of Bologna
titleMeaning all-encompassing
usedBy glossators
postglossators

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Tribonian notableWork Pandectae