Dr. John Rao shows that the period from the 1000's-1200's saw a rediscovery and reapplication of the fullness of Roman Law with its emphasis on the power of the State. Many people were in such awe of the Roman Empire's achievement that they thought her law and legal decisions had to take precedence over philosophical and theological truth. The battle against a Church primarily concerned for Truth and therefore able to be depicted as the enemy of the State, with its primary concern for public order, was engaged anew.