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| The Byzantine emperor Justinian I attempted to restore the former greatness of the Roman Empire. He began campaigns to reconquer lands from Germanic invaders and embarked on a grand-scale building programme. His codification—compiling in written form—of Roman law forms the basis of the civil law of many countries today. | ||||||
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| Civil Law; Mosaic; Comparative Legal Systems; Justinian I; Italian Art and Architecture; Byzantine Empire; Architecture; Crime and Punishment, History of | ||||||
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