Tag: Roman Empire
Code of Justinian, Byzantine Emperor 527-565 AD The Code of Justinian had four components. The Digest (533 AD), published in 50 books, summarized Roman opinions about laws and justice. The …
Feast of the Holy Notaries, October 25th In the Eastern Roman Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire (330-1453 AD), based in Byzantium, renamed Constantinople for Emperor Constantine (now Istanbul, Turkey), the Feast …
Notary School of Bologna, Renaissance Italy, 1228 In 1228 AD, before the Renaissance began, the Notary School of Bologna, Scuola di Notariato, started in Bologna, in northern Italy. The school developed …
Notaries in Ancient Phoenicia, 1500 BC Ancient Phoenicia was located in the region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Phoenician city-states, ruled by kings (high priests), began …
Notaries and the Church The history of the notary public is closely related to the early Catholic Church. Tiro, a secretary for the orator and statesman Cicero in Ancient …
Roman Law Influence on Notaries, Tiro 50 BC Roman Law affects civil law notaries in many countries. In ancient Rome, Marcus Tullius Tiro (103 BC-4 BC), initially a slave …