# Codex Justinianus Completed (534)

URL: https://roman-history.com/timeline/534-codex-justinianus-completed
Location: Constantinople
Categories: culture

Justinian's jurists assembled the Code, Digest, Institutes, and later Novels now called the Corpus Juris Civilis.

## Why it matters
The compilation preserved and transformed Roman law's influence across later Europe.

Ruler at the time: [Justinian I](https://roman-history.com/rulers/justinian-i)