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the justice of constantine SERIES EDITORS: Dennis P. Kehoe, Tulane University Cynthia J. Bannon, Indiana University Matthew R. Christ, Indiana University The study of law in ancient societies has a distinguished tradition in both AngloAmerican and continental scholarship. Many of our fundamental ideas about ancient society were built on research into legal sources. These traditions continue to provide a foundation for newer approaches to law and society. More recent scholarship draws on a range of methodologies to analyze legal practices, including critical legal studies, sociology of law, economics, and literary criticism. This series, distinguished by its emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to law and society, seeks out innovative approaches to ancient legal studies that bring new perspectives to legal topics as well as to broader questions concerning the impact of law on commercial, political, and cultural practices in the ancient world. LAW AND SOCIETY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD [44.223.31.148] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 18:03 GMT) The Justice of Constantine Law, Communication, and Control John Noël Dillon the university of michigan press ann arbor Copyright © 2012 by John Noël Dillon All rights reserved This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publisher. Published in the United States of America by The University of Michigan Press Manufactured in the United States of America c Printed on acid-free paper 2015 2014 2013 2012 4 3 2 1 A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dillon, John Noel. The justice of Constantine : law, communication, and control / John Noel Dillon. p. cm. — (Law and society in the ancient world) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-472-11829-8 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-472-02838-2 (e-book) 1. Roman law—Sources. 2. Roman law—History. 3. Roman law—History—Sources. 4. Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, d. 337. 5. Rome—History—Constantine I, the Great, 306–337. 6. Rome—History—Constantine I, the Great, 306–337—Sources. 7. Justice, Administration of (Roman law)—History. I. Title. KJA395.D 2012 340.5'4—dc23 2012005025 [44.223.31.148] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 18:03 GMT) i dedicate this book to my grandparents: john and margaret dillon and robert and marguerite cartier ...