Athanasios of Emesa
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Athanasios of Emesa was a Byzantine
jurist living in the 6th century. Coming from the first generation of jurists to practice after Justinian completed the codification of Roman law
, he worked as a teacher of law, rhetor and advocate
.
His principal work is the Syntagma (572-77), a practical lawyer's edition of the Novellae
in which he orders the Novellae into 22 titles and pioneers the use of paratitla, footnote
-like references to other sources. Highly popular in its day, the Syntagma vanished from practical use together with the Novellae during the 7th century.
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
jurist living in the 6th century. Coming from the first generation of jurists to practice after Justinian completed the codification of Roman law
Corpus Juris Civilis
The Corpus Juris Civilis is the modern name for a collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence, issued from 529 to 534 by order of Justinian I, Eastern Roman Emperor...
, he worked as a teacher of law, rhetor and advocate
Advocate
An advocate is a term for a professional lawyer used in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
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His principal work is the Syntagma (572-77), a practical lawyer's edition of the Novellae
Novellae Constitutiones
The Novellae Constitutiones , or Justinian's Novels, are one of the four major units of Roman law created by Roman Emperor Justinian I in the course of his long reign . The other three pieces are: the Code, the Digest, and the Institutes. Together, the four parts are known as the Corpus Juris...
in which he orders the Novellae into 22 titles and pioneers the use of paratitla, footnote
Footnote
A note is a string of text placed at the bottom of a page in a book or document or at the end of a text. The note can provide an author's comments on the main text or citations of a reference work in support of the text, or both...
-like references to other sources. Highly popular in its day, the Syntagma vanished from practical use together with the Novellae during the 7th century.