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When were the Codex Constitutionum, Digest, Institutes, and Novels completed?
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Justinian I
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The four works that comprise the Corpus Juris Civilis were completed during the reign of Justinian I as follows:
- Codex Constitutionum: The original version was promulgated in 529. A revised edition, known as the Codex Repetitae Praelectionis, was completed and issued in 534.12
- Digest: Also known as the Pandects, this work was compiled between 530 and 533 and published in 533.12
- Institutes: This elementary legal textbook was published in 533, at about the same time as the Digest.12
- Novels: These new ordinances were issued by Justinian between 534 and his death in 565.12