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Justinian I
Justinian
also: Justiniánus, Justinian the Great
Justinian I (483–565 AD), Byzantine emperor whose Corpus Juris Civilis codified Roman law; his reforms extended women's legal rights, approaching formal equality with men.
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- On Women and Their Vocation §1 Justinian
Justinian I (483–565), Byzantine emperor whose Corpus Juris Civilis codified Roman law; his reforms gave women notably expanded legal rights, approaching formal equality with men.