Digesta

aka Πανδέκται; Pandectae, Pandects

Digest of Roman Law

Author

Justinian

Language

Late Latin, Classical Latin

Year

533

Country

Byzantine Empire

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

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The Digest, also known as the Pandects, was a compendium or digest of juristic writings on Roman law compiled by order of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I in 530–533 AD. It comprises 50 books.