De Legum Custode Et Athenaeo Constantinopolitano

<p><i>De Legum Custode Et Athenaeo Constantinopolitano</i> presents a decree or novella of Emperor Constantine Monomachus concerning the guardianship of laws and the Athenaeum of Constantinople. This historical document originally described by Joannes Euchaitensis is presented here with a Latin translation by A. Cardinal Mai. The text offers valuable insight into the legal and educational structures of the Byzantine Empire under Constantine IX in the 11th century. It illuminates the role of the state in preserving and promoting legal knowledge and classical learning. This edition provides scholars and historians with access to a key primary source for understanding Byzantine legal and intellectual history. Its enduring value lies in its direct connection to the legal and educational policies of a significant era in Byzantine history.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>