Dieter Simon and Diether Roderich Reinsch. Ἡ Πεῖρα – Die Peira: Ein juristisches Lehrbuch des 11. Jahrhunderts aus Konstantinopel – Text, Übersetzung, Kommentar, Glossar. Forschungen zur byzantinischen Rechtsgeschichte – Neue Folge, volume 4. De Gruyter, 2023.

From De Gruyter

The Peira is a textbook. The author worked in 11th-century Constantinople for one of the highest judges at the court of the Byzantine emperor, whose verdicts he used to create a legal primer. He copied aphorisms and arguments, cited cases and laws. This provides us with a unique glimpse into the largely overlooked imperial Byzantine legal system. This volume contains a critical edition of the text, a translation into German, and a commentary.