COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FORMAL ASPECTS OF THE EDICTS OF SERDICA (311 AD), MILAN (313 AD), AND THESSALONICA (380 AD)
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FORMAL ASPECTS OF THE EDICTS OF SERDICA (311 AD), MILAN (313 AD), AND THESSALONICA (380 AD)
Author(s): Ivan MilotićSubject(s): History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Civil Law, Ancient World, Roman law
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: Roman law; Christianity; imperial constitutions; legal formalities; Edict of Serdica; Edict of Milan; Edict of Thessalonica.
Summary/Abstract: The three constitutions (from Serdica (311 AD), Milan (313 AD), and Thessalonica (380 AD)) enacted in the fourth century with the purpose of affirming Christianity, substantially differ in their formal features. These include differences in the issuing authority, the way of enactment, territorial applicability and direct or indirect effect within various parts of the Empire. Their formal differences reflect the dynamic political and legal context of their enactment, including the administrative division of the Empire, the functioning of the legal system under the Tetrarchy, and inter-imperial rivalries. This paper analyses their formal aspects as legal sources in the post-classical period and within the increasingly Christianized Empire.
Journal: IUS ROMANUM
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 317-334
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
