Remember: reading the Institutes is not just an academic exercise. When you understand suum cuique tribuere (to give each his due), you understand the moral foundation of law itself.
The story of the Institutas de Justiniano (The Institutes of Justinian) is not just a tale of dusty law books, but a pivotal moment in human history when an emperor sought to rule by "laws as well as arms". The Emperor’s Vision (533 AD) In the 6th century, the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I