Alaric's Breviary, also known as the Lex Romana Visigothorum, was a significant compilation of Roman laws promulgated in the Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse by King Alaric II on 2 February 506 A.D. This legal document served as a crucial work of the roman law[2] preserving legal traditions for populations within the kingdom. Considered the western equivalent of Corpus Juris Civilis[1] The Breviary facilitated the continuity of Roman legal principles in a Germanic context. Its manuscript, preserved in Clermont, provides valuable information about the legal framework of the period. O text[3] significantly influenced subsequent legal developments in the region, acting as a bridge between the Roman and medieval legal systems. It played a fundamental role in shaping the legal landscape of the Visigothic Kingdom and surrounding territories during a transformative historical period.
O Alaric's Breviary (Lex Romana Visigothorum) is a compilation of roman laws in force in Visigoth Kingdom of Tolosaduring the reign of Alarico II (487-507 AD) and promulgated the 2nd February of 506. It is also referred to as Breviarium Alarici, Breviarium Alaricianum, Code of Alaric e Breviary of Aniano.
| Alaric's Breviary | |
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| Purpose | Legislation Visigoth Kingdom of Tolosa |
| Signatory(s) | Alarico II |
| Ratification | 2nd February of 506 |
It is fundamentally a compilation work of Post-classical Roman law and ordinary, and is considered to be the most important realised in a kingdom Germanic. For this reason, and in view of the way in which it was developed and its subsequent influence, it was qualified - obviously respecting proportions - as the Western equivalent of the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian.
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