Papinian
Americannoun
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At his death two prefects were again appointed, one of whom was Papinian, the greatest of all Roman jurists.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
The honest labors of Papinian served only to inflame the hatred which Caracalla had already conceived against his father's minister.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 by Milman, Henry Hart
Were not a great number of famous jurists like Ulpian of Tyre and Papinian of Hemesa natives of Syria?
From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz
Papinian and Ulpian, the two foremost jurists of the reigns of Septimius and Alexander Severus, bear a reputation as high as that of any of their illustrious predecessors.
From Latin Literature by Mackail, J. W. (John William)
Perhaps, if the preceptors and friends of Cicero were still alive, our candor would acknowledge, that, except in purity of language, their intrinsic merit was excelled by the school of Papinian and Ulpian.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Milman, Henry Hart
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