▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁doubt . ▁As ▁for ▁its ▁character ▁the ▁ed ict ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁a ▁rest at ement ▁and ▁a ▁re working ▁of ▁Roman ▁legisl ation ; ▁its ▁chief ▁interest ▁stands ▁in ▁imp lying , ▁differently ▁from ▁most ▁Rom ano - bar bar ic ▁codes , ▁a ▁territorial ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁personal ▁form ▁of ▁power ▁as ▁its ▁prov isions ▁treat ▁Rom ans ▁and ▁Barb ari ans ▁equally . ▁Exp licit ▁differences ▁are ▁made ▁only ▁for ▁Jews , ▁who ▁are ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁jud ges . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁problem ▁of ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁code ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁complicated : ▁since ▁when ▁the ▁edit io ▁prince ps ▁was ▁printed ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 9 ▁due ▁to ▁Pierre ▁P ith ou ▁the ▁text ▁has ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁Ost rog oth ic ▁king ▁The odor ic ▁the ▁Great , ▁and ▁the ▁Italian ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁code ▁seems ▁supported ▁by ▁chapter ▁ 1 1 1 , ▁where ▁specific ▁dispos itions ▁regarding ▁Rome ▁are ▁present . ▁Not with standing ▁this , ▁the ▁issue ▁has ▁become ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁highly ▁controvers ial , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁em an ated ▁by ▁the ▁Vis ig oth ic ▁king ▁The odor ic ▁II , ▁while ▁other ▁have ▁given ▁the ▁pat ern ity ▁to ▁O do ac er , ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁def ending ▁the ▁traditional ▁att ribution . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Esc ud ero , ▁José ▁Antonio , ▁Cur so ▁de ▁Historia ▁del ▁D ere cho