La structure agraire dans l’Empire tardif au miroir du Code Théodosien : quelques observations

The Theodosian Code, which was first enforced in January 439, was meant as a tool to enable lawyers to put an end to ceaseless squabbles caused by a host of confused and obscure texts. After a brief reminder of the models relating to the later Roman Empire as put forward by scholars, this paper aims to deal with three aspects of the judiciary relations between men and land as shown by the constitutions, namely the usurpatio of land, the issue of agri deserti and the ways and means to which the Res privata resorted to make their estates profitable.