12 Facts About Tribonian

Tribonian has been described as one of the wisest collaborators of Justinian.

Tribonian was a Greek from Cyme, who studied law in Constantinople, where he became the most renowned legal scholar of his day.

Tribonian was a close friend of Emperor Justinian, who appointed him to head the commission that compiled the Codex Justinianus and the Digest.

Tribonian died in 542 of a disease, perhaps the plague.

Tribonian was a Greek, born in Cyme, in Pamphylia, around the year 485.

Tribonian was well educated and practiced law before the court of the praetorian prefect.

In 530, after Tribonian had become quaestor, it was natural for Justinian to put him in charge of the next major law reform project: compiling and harmonizing the writings of classical Roman jurists.

In 532, Tribonian was removed as quaestor due to the charges of corruption made by his enemies during the Nika riots, but he continued to work on the codification.

Tribonian was restored to his post as quaestor in 535 and continued in that position until his death.

Tribonian continued to help draft new laws for Justinian; these new laws were later combined with the Codex Justinianus, the Digest and the Institutes to comprise the Corpus Juris Civilis.

Tribonian died in 542 of a disease, perhaps the plague.

Tribonian drafted about three-quarters of the surviving constitutions of Justinian's reign.