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Quotation from The Institutes of Justinian by Justinian I (Tribonian and commissioners)
“The imperial majesty should be armed with laws as well as glorified with arms”
The Institutes of Justinian, Proem, trans. J. B. Moyle
The opening sentence of the work, joining Justinian's military reconquests to his codification of law.
Citation: "The imperial majesty should be armed with laws as well as glorified with arms" — Justinian I (Tribonian and commissioners), The Institutes of Justinian, Proem, trans. J. B. Moyle. (id justinian-institutes-q1)
Portrait: Justinian mosaik ravenna, Mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna (photo: Bender235), Public domain.
