Scientific research implies progress. Sometimes, however,
progress merely consists of a step back to the past, as in the case of the dating of the
Prochiron, one of the Byzantine law books dealt with in this study. Recently, progress
seemed to imply that the Prochiron had been issued by Leo the Wise in the year 907. This
book sets out to show that the Prochiron was promulgated by Basil the Macedonian in the
years 870-879, thus confirming the view of Karl Eduard Zachariæ von Lingenthal, one of
the first scholars who paved a way in the 'ungodly jumble' of Byzantine law books. Of
course, the present study does not exclusively deal with the dating of law books: their
status appeared to be inextricably bound up with their dating. Moreover, recent research
has come up with results that shed new light on the Basilica and the Novels of Leo the
wise. Reason enough to investigate Leo's legislative intentions ... ... ... To date and
not to date, that is the issue in the realm of Byzantine legal history.
Van de hand van Tom:
Bibliography
Byzantine Law. A. Books (Geduld, er wordt een PDF-document gestart in Uw
browser)
Bibliography
Byzantine Law. B. Articles (Geduld, er wordt een PDF-document
gestart in Uw browser)
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