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>no attempt to be on topic (warn/1 day)
To be fair, you have to have a very high roman assimilation to understand the Codex Justinianus. The minutia is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of ancient Roman case law most of the punishments will go over a typical judge's head. There's also Justinian's harmonious outlook, which is deftly woven into his reforms- his personal philosophy draws heavily from a disdain for Platonism, for instance. The /biz/antines understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these laws, to realise that they're not just perfect- they say something deep about ROMA AETERNA. As a consequence people who dislike the Codex Justinianus truly ARE barbarians- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the genius in Theodora's existential catchphrase "'royal purple' is the noblest shroud" which itself is a cryptic reference to Phoenicians and their epic snails. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those stultus simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Belisarius' tactical genius unfolds itself on their barbarian kingdoms. What fools.. how I pity them.