Editing 529 (section)

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[April 7]] &ndash; Emperor [[Justinian I]] issues the ''[[Corpus Juris Civilis|Codex Justinianus]]'' (Code of Civil Laws), reformulating [[Roman law]] in an effort to control his unruly people (see [[532]]).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Dingledy|first=Frederick W.|date=18 August 2016|title=The Corpus Juris Civilis: A Guide to Its History and Use|url=https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1122&context=libpubs|journal=Legal Reference Services Quarterly|language=en|location=Rochester, NY|volume=35|issue=4|pages=231–255|doi=10.1080/0270319X.2016.1239484|s2cid=151474152}}</ref>
* The [[Samaritans]] revolt and are defeated; the [[Church of the Nativity]] is burnt down during the [[Samaritan revolts#Ben Sabar Revolt (529–531)|Rebellion]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/endangered-site-church-of-the-nativity-bethlehem-51647344/|title=Endangered Site: Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem|last=Tucker|first=Abigail|date=March 2009|work=Smithsonian Magazine|access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref>