The novella (37) of Justinian of 535 and its anti-Judaic character
The novella (37) of Justinian of 535 and its anti-Judaic character

Summary/Abstract: The considerations contained in this article concern legal regulations directed against the followers of Judaism, included in novella 37, issued by Emperor Justinian in 535 and in force only in the prefecture praetorio of Africa. Controversies in the historical discourse are caused by both the reasons for the introduction of a restrictive law, which has no equivalent in other parts of the Roman empire, and its actual reception. The conducted analysis questioned the appropriacy of using the passage from De aedeficiis of Procopius of Caesarea as an example of the practical application of this law and, based on the epistolog- raphy of Pope Gregory, determined the hypothetical terminus ante quem of its validity.

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