The Assizes of Ariano were a set of royal enactments promulgated by Roger II for the Kingdom of Sicily at Ariano in the summer of 1140. They are generally regarded as a major statement of royal legislation in the Norman kingdom, addressing matters such as public security, ecclesiastical jurisdiction, property, fiscal rights, and military obligations.
The Assizes of Ariano were a set of royal enactments promulgated by Roger II for the Kingdom of Sicily at Ariano in the summer of 1140. They are generally regarded as a major statement of royal legislation in the Norman kingdom, addressing matters such as public security, ecclesiastical jurisdiction, property, fiscal rights, and military obligations.
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