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

二千年前, 地球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。

Cicero however had to be put on trial since Roman Law specifically forbade extrajudicial capital punishment.

而，由于罗马法明确禁止法外死刑，西罗必须接受审判。

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

大法官应用罗马法，这成功地将法律简化为简单的私法和律师的工作。

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。

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.

他所适用的实体原则也主要取自罗马法和教会法，而不是经常过时的普通法规则。

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。