Legal position of the Senate in Constantinople

Legal position of the Senate in Constantinople

It is very well known that the Senate in Constantinople was founded in 324, during the reign of the Emperor Constantine the Great. However, during his rule the Senate was not on the level of the imperial institution. Constantine's son and successor Constantius II decided to equalize legally the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Zbornik radova (Pravni fakultet u Novom Sadu) 2013, Vol.47 (1), p.47-55
1. Verfasser: Srdjan, Sarkic
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Constantine
Constantinople
Constantius II
Senate
Themistios
Theodosian Code
Zosimos
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Zusammenfassung:It is very well known that the Senate in Constantinople was founded in 324, during the reign of the Emperor Constantine the Great. However, during his rule the Senate was not on the level of the imperial institution. Constantine's son and successor Constantius II decided to equalize legally the Senates of Rome and Constantinople. Although since 324 till 476 there were two Senates (in Rome and in Constantinople), it seems that legally we had just one institution with the two seats.
ISSN:0550-2179
2406-1255
DOI:10.5937/zrpfns47-3635