Question

Major legal achievement of the Byzantine empire was _________.

• A. Hammurabi's Code
• B. the Draconian Constitution
• C. the Twelve Tables
• D. the Code of the Assura
• E. Justinian's Code

Answer 1

The correct option is E Justinian's Code

Major legal achievement of the Byzantine Empire was Justinian's Code. One famous Byzantine Emperor was Justinian I. Justinian ruled from AD 527 to 565. Justinian created a set of laws called the Justinian Code. This code said that the emperor made all of the laws and interpreted the laws as well. The Justinian Code was law throughout the empire. Many of our modern laws can be traced back to the Justinian Code.