1.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法之下。

2.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方面是们遵守法。机翻

3.As the chancellor applied Roman law, this worked to reduce the law to a simple private law and lawyer's work.

随着大法官应用法，这成功地将法律简化为简单的私法和律师的工作。机翻

4.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.

其流传下来的古文化在国王的衣着上——从传统的战袍到日常长袍也有所现。在法庭上，帝国的法律也被保留了下来。

5.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，出版了研究所，这就像整个帝国存在的法学院的课程。机翻

6.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.

统治了将近 30 年，除了编纂法之外，还为恢复帝国昔日的辉煌做了大量工作。机翻

7.The substantive principles he applied were also largely taken from Roman law and Canon law rather than the very often archaic and outmoded common law rules.

所适用的实原则也主要取自法和教会法，而不是经常过时的普通法规则。机翻

8.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.

古文化的其继承方面可以在皇帝的服装中看到，从传统的军服到长袍，以及继续使用法的法庭。机翻

9.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。法律对们完全保持沉默。机翻

10.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法律。机翻