Papinian
Americannoun
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"That it was easier to commit than to justify a parricide," was the glorious reply of Papinian; who did not hesitate between the loss of life and that of honor.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 by Milman, Henry Hart
Papinian, Ulpian, Modestinus, and Paullus were the most noted of these lawyers; their works definitively fixed the Roman law.
From History Of Ancient Civilization by Seignobos, Charles
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
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)
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