The Digest (Latin: Digesta), also known as the Pandects (Pandectae; Ancient Greek: Πανδέκται, Pandéktai, "All-Containing"), was a compendium or digest of juristic writings on Roman law compiled by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) in 530–533 AD. It comprises 50 books. The Digest formed one part of Justinian's reduction and codification of all Roman laws up to his time.
The Digest (Latin: Digesta), also known as the Pandects (Pandectae; Ancient Greek: Πανδέκται, Pandéktai, "All-Containing"), was a compendium or digest of juristic writings on Roman law compiled by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) in 530–533 AD. It comprises 50 books. The Digest formed one part of Justinian's reduction and codification of all Roman laws up to his time.
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