Кодекс Феодосия об обязанностях викариев и наместников провинций

Исторический вестник. 2017. Т. 19. С. 320–336.

Marey E.

The Codex Theodosianus is one of the most important Roman law codes. Published in 438 by the emperor Theodose II, it was the first official compilation of the Roman law. It includes more than 2.5 thousand resolutions by Roman emperors from 311 to 437, divided into 16 books. The Cadex covers, perhaps, all areas of law. The first book is very interesting, because it contains the definition of sources of law and lists the duties and powers of senior officials, including Pretorian prefect, prefect of the City, provincial governors, etc. Thus, the Theodosian Code is the most important source on the history of provincial governance in the era of Dominat. The governors ofprovinces are called in the Code as proconsules, praesides, (cor) rectores and moderatores, but it is extremely difficult to distinguish them. The governor was responsible for collecting taxes, he organised a public works, and also was a judge in family’s cases, disputes about the inheritance and division of land. In general, the proceeding was one of the main duties of the governor. We offer the reader a translation into Russian of the 15th and 16th titles of the Theodosian Code, devoted to the duties of the governor of the province.

Keywords: Кодекс Феодосия, римское право, Поздняя Римская империя, наместник провинции, доминат