Réaction

The editors of these proceedings have kindly suggested that Huck and I should react to each other’s contribution and I am much obliged to them for the opportunity do so. Huck discusses one question, namely, has the Theodosian Code as we possess it indeed contained all of the imperial constitutions enacted between 311 and 438, or does it represent a selection of these, consisting of only those rules, still valid in 438? to which he adds a third possibility, namely, that the Theodosian compiler..