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529| 200–700 | Central America [statistics and demography] | The Zapotec site of Monte Albán in Central America is at its peak in this period. It may have had 30,000 or more inhabitants. It is the centre of a complex of public buildings, temples, and dwellings that cover 40 sq km/15 sq mi. | | 529 | Eastern Roman Empire [law and government] | The first Codex Constitutionum of the eastern Roman emperor Justinian is issued. It is a list of all the enactments of the emperors and their answers to still valid legal questions. It is known later as Codex Iustinianus. | | 529 | Italy [medicine] | St Benedict of Nurcia establishes the first Benedictine monastery and hospital at Monte Cassino, near Naples, Italy. The monastery will become a centre of medical knowledge throughout the Middle Ages. |
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