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Codex Theodosianus
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<p>The <i>Codex Theodosianus</i> ("Theodosian Code") is a compilation of the <a href="/facts/Roman_law/m7peoAbG">laws</a> of the <a href="/facts/Roman_Empire/l4E1aUuV">Roman Empire</a> under the <a href="/facts/Christians/15hE11VR">Christian</a> emperors since 312. A commission was established by Emperor <a href="/facts/Theodosius_II/jChcRowW">Theodosius II</a> and his co-emperor <a href="/facts/Valentinian_III/b5tYG8ye">Valentinian III</a> on 26 March 429 and the compilation was published by a constitution of 15 February 438. It went into force in the eastern and western parts of the empire on 1 January 439. The original text of the codex is also found in the <i><a href="/facts/Breviary_of_Alaric/o4BTIVc0">Breviary of Alaric</a></i> (also called <i>Lex Romana Visigothorum</i>), promulgated on 2 February 506 by Visigoth King <a href="/facts/Alaric_II/W0LjoRHu">Alaric II</a>. </p>