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Eastern Roman Empire Civil Tier 12

Byzantine Bureaucracy

"Not actually evil, but bureaucratic, officious and callous."

In AD429, Theodosius II and his co-Emperor, Valentinian III, enacted a commission to unify classical Roman law with their more modern Imperial legislature. The 'Codex Theodosianus', as it was known, took 22 experts nine years to pull together across sixteen volumes, and represented the majority of Rome's legal framework, codified for first time since the foundation of the 'Twelve Tables'. It was not without problems, however. The Codex was hard to properly research, with laws changing even as they were being written. Delays in acquiring information from Rome, Ravenna and private collections made editing it a frustrating process. Nevertheless, the Codex represented a major breakthrough in the documentation of Roman legal processes. It also increased state authority on religious matters, expanding on Christianity's decriminalisation under Constantine and solidly positioning it as Rome's official state religion; one that was intrinsically linked to the role of Emperor.

Effects

Corruption: -10% of current value (factionwide)
Growth: +2 (all provinces)
Construction cost: -15% for civic buildings (faction_to_region_own_unseen)
Wealth: +7% from cultural buildings (faction_to_region_own_unseen)

Requires
Requires Technologies	Centralised Civil Service State Construction Programme

Enables
Enables Technologies	Byzantine State Authority
Enables Buildings	Governor's Palace Treasury

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