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    The document discusses three laws from the Justinian Code, which was created in the 6th century AD to simplify Roman law for the Byzantine Empire. The first law establishes that slaves are completely under the power and ownership of their masters. The second law deals with property rights, stating that accidentally mixed goods are still separately owned unless consented to be shared, and the owner can sue to recover their portion. The third law defines theft as taking an entire movable object, with liability only for parts taken if the whole cannot be carried away.

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    The document discusses three laws from the Justinian Code, which was created in the 6th century AD to simplify Roman law for the Byzantine Empire. The first law establishes that slaves are completely under the power and ownership of their masters. The second law deals with property rights, stating that accidentally mixed goods are still separately owned unless consented to be shared, and the owner can sue to recover their portion. The third law defines theft as taking an entire movable object, with liability only for parts taken if the whole cannot be carried away.

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    Taller sobre el imperio bizantino y el codigo de justiniano

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    The document discusses three laws from the Justinian Code, which was created in the 6th century AD to simplify Roman law for the Byzantine Empire. The first law establishes that slaves are completely under the power and ownership of their masters. The second law deals with property rights, stating that accidentally mixed goods are still separately owned unless consented to be shared, and the owner can sue to recover their portion. The third law defines theft as taking an entire movable object, with liability only for parts taken if the whole cannot be carried away.

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    Name: _____________________________ Date: __________

    Primary Source: Justinian Code Worksheet


    In A.D. 528 the Emperor Justinian began a review of the old Roman laws. There were
    thousands of Roman laws that ordered life in the empire. The emperor chose ten men
    to review 1,600 books full of Roman Law and create a simpler legal code. These men
    were able to create the Justinian Code with just over 4,000 laws.

    Read these 3 laws from the Justinian Code. Think about what they tell you about
    the Byzantine Empire. Summarize each document before moving on to the
    questions.
    Summary

    Book I, Of Persons - VIII. Slaves


    Slaves are in the power of masters, a power derived from the law of
    nations: for among all nations it may be remarked that masters have
    the power of life and death over their slaves, and that everything
    acquired by the slave is acquired for the master.

    Book II, Of Things - I. Division of Things


    If the wheat of Titus is mixed with yours, when this takes place by
    mutual consent, the mixed heap belongs to you in common because
    each body, that is, each grain, which before was the property of one or
    other of you, has by your mutual consent been made your common
    property; but, if the intermixture were accidental, or made by Titus
    without your consent, the mixed wheat does not then belong to you
    both in common; because the grains still remain distinct, and retain
    their proper substance. ...if either of you keep the whole quantity of
    mixed wheat, the other has a real action [claim or suit] for the amount
    of wheat belonging to him, but it is in the province of the judge to
    estimate the quantity [amount] of the wheat belonging to each.

    Book II, Of Things - II. Theft

    1. Suppose someone opens or breaks into something too heavy to be


    moved. He is not liable [responsible] to an action of theft for the
    whole thing but only for those things which he actually stole,
    because he cannot take the whole. Similarly, if anyone opens a
    case of things which he cannot carry away in order to meddle with
    the contents and he does meddle with them then even though he
    could manage to take away several of the individual things, he is
    only a thief of the particular things he takes and not of the whole if
    he cannot carry away the whole lot, case and all. However, if he
    was capable of carrying away the whole container we say that he
    is a thief of the whole lot, whether or not he opened it to take
    away the contents - and Sabinus says that this is so.
    *1-5 have more than one question for each- make sure to answer ALL parts of
    the question in COMPLETE SENTENCES

    1. The Justinian Code has different parts called books. What books do
    you see here?

    2. What does the first document tell you about slavery in the Byzantine
    Empire? How do you think slaves were treated? What rights do slaves
    have?

    3. Review the law on division of things. Under this law, what happens if
    someone takes your property without your permission? How do you
    think this law helped the government maintain order?

    4. Review the law on theft. What is the basic message? Do we have a


    similar approach to theft in America? Explain.

    5. Why do you think it was important for the Byzantine Empire to have
    extensive legal codes?

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