The evolution of the status of imperial functionaries in the reflection of the Theodosian Code. By the example of notaries

Daria Obrezkova

doi:10.28995/2686-7249-2016-11-47-55

The evolution of the status of imperial functionaries in the reflection of the Theodosian Code. By the example of notaries

Daria Obrezkova

https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2016-11-47-55

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Abstract

The article deals with the position of the notaries - the secretaries of the imperial consistory - in the second half of the IV^th - the beginning of the V^th cen. The main source for that issue is the Theodosian Code - the first official codification of the Roman law of the Dominate. The information of the Code allows to research such matters as the functions of the notaries (both primary and secondary), the organization of their schola, their benefits and privileges and, first of all, the rise of their rank and status in the course of time.

Keywords

Поздняя Римская империя, нотарии, референдарии, консисторий, бюрократия, кодекс Феодосия, Late Roman Empire, notaries, referendaries, consistory, bureaucracy, the Theodosian Code,

About the Author

Daria Obrezkova

Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography
Russian Federation

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For citation: Obrezkova D. The evolution of the status of imperial functionaries in the reflection of the Theodosian Code. By the example of notaries. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2016;(11):47-55. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2016-11-47-55

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