Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

6th-century books in Latin

The Novellae Constitutiones ("new constitutions"; Ancient Greek: Νεαραὶ διατάξεις), or Justinian's Novels, are now considered one of the four major units of Roman law initiated by Roman emperor Justinian I in the course of his long reign (AD 527–565). The other three pieces are: the Codex Justinianus, the Digest, and the Institutes.

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  1. Justinian's Legal Code

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss legal ideas developed under Byzantine emperor Justinian I in the C6th AD, which influenced the evolution of law in much of Western civilisation.

    17 November 2016

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    Featuring: Caroline Humfress, Simon Corcoran, Paul du Plessis

     
  2. The Consolations of Philosophy

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy and asks whether philosophy should lead us toward consolation or lead us from it.

    1 January 2009

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    Featuring: A. C. Grayling, Melissa Lane, Roger Scruton