official Roman State law center and this recognition extended to the Byzantium Empire.
Beirut had the preferred law school for law students and professors flocking from the four corners of the Empire. Beirut was called
“Mother of laws” and “The most magnificent city” during the Roman Empire.
Emperor
wet-nurse of laws”.
In the 5th century, Beirut law school started teaching law in both Latin and Greek languages. Paradoxically, the main language of the common people was the written Syriac l
anguage/Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus.
Another demonstration that written languages are the domain of the elite classes used as coded language for administrations and government of people. Common people had to suffer the consequences of not knowing the language of their dominating Masters; in this case either Latin or Greek.
law center and this recognition extended to the Byzantine Empire.
Beirut had the preferred law school for law students and the professors flocked from the four corners of the Empire.
There were 6 other law centers such as the ones in Rome, Constantinople, Athens, Alexandria, Caesar of Cappadocia, and Caesar of Palestine,
but Beirut kept her highest standing over four centuries as the main official law center.
Beirut was called “
Emperor Justinian I (527-566) attributed to Beirut the title of “
wet-nurse of laws”
Between 150 and 551, Beirut was the official location for posting law articles and saving the Constitutions and compilations of laws.