Two thousand years ago, one out of every four people on earth lived under Roman law.

二千年前, 地球上四个人中的一人生活在罗马法之下。

But perhaps the most consistently Roman aspect of Byzantine society was that they followed Roman law.

但也许拜占庭社会最始终如一的罗马方面是他们遵守罗马法。

Other inherited aspects of ancient Roman culture could be seen in emperors' clothing, from traditional military garb to togas, and in the courts, which continued to use Roman law.

其他流传下来的古罗马文化在国王的衣着上——从传统的战袍到日常长袍也有所体现。在法庭上，罗马帝国的法律也被保留了下来。

And to go along with this he published the Institutes, which was like a curriculum for the Roman law schools that existed all through the Empire.

与此同时，他出版了研究所，这就像整个帝国存在的罗马法学院的课程。

He ruled for almost 30 years and in addition to codifying Roman law, he did a lot to restore the former glory of the Roman Empire.

他统治了将近 30 年，除了编纂罗马法之外，他还为恢复罗马帝国昔日的辉煌做了大量工作。

Other inherited aspects of ancient Roman culture could be seen in emperors’ clothing, from traditional military garb to togas, and in the courts, which continued to use Roman law.

古罗马文化的其他继承方面可以在皇帝的服装中看到，从传统的军服到长袍，以及继续使用罗马法的法庭。

Apprenticeships were altogether unknown to the ancients. The reciprocal duties of master and apprentice make a considerable article in every modern code. The Roman law is perfectly silent with regard to them.

学徒制对古人来说是完全未知的。师徒之间的相互义务在每一个现代法典中都占有相当大的地位。罗马法律对他们完全保持沉默。

The history there is a little murky but the earliest known reason that we have comes from the lux fauna a series of Roman laws put in place during a drought in 162 BC.

那里的历史有点模糊，但我们所知道的最早原因来自于公元前 162 年干旱期间实施的一系列罗马法律。