Codex Hermogenianus

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The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.

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Codex Hermogenianus canonical 4
Hermogenian Code 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collection of imperial constitutions
late Roman legal codex
source of Roman law
approximateDate circa 293–294 CE
late 3rd century
associatedWith Codex Gregorianus
citationForm Hermogenianus in Codice
compiledFor practical legal use
compiledUnder Emperor Diocletian
linked to: Diocletian
compiler Hermogenianus
contains imperial constitutions
imperial rescripts
focusesOn rescripts of Diocletian
geographicOrigin Roman Empire
historicalPeriod Tetrarchy
influenced Codex Gregorianus
Codex Theodosianus
Corpus Iuris Civilis
Justinianic codification
knownFrom citations in later juristic writings
later excerpts
language Latin
legalAuthority official collection of imperial law
legalGenre codex of constitutions
legalSystem Roman law
partiallyPreservedIn Justinian’s Codex
linked to: Codex Justinianus

Justinian’s Digest
linked to: Digest of Justinian

later legal compilations
regionOfApplication Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Western Roman Empire
relatedTo Diocletianic legal reforms
statusOfOriginal lost
structure organized by subject matter
subjectMatter administrative law
private law
procedural law
timeCoverage late 3rd century imperial legislation
reign of Diocletian
usedBy Roman jurists
late antique legal practitioners
usedIn late Roman Empire
linked to: Late Antiquity

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Codex Justinianus precededBy Codex Hermogenianus
Theodosian Code precededBy Hermogenian Code
linked to: Codex Hermogenianus
Codex Gregorianus relatedWork Codex Hermogenianus
Codex Theodosianus follows Codex Hermogenianus
Codex Theodosianus precededBy Codex Hermogenianus