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Papinian

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[puh-pin-ee-uhn] / pəˈpɪn i ən /

noun

  1. Aemilius Papinianus, died a.d. 212, Roman jurist and writer.


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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

More than a third of the whole Pandects is from Ulpian, and next to him, the principal writers are Paulus, Papinian, Salvius Julianus, Pomponius, Q. Cervidius Scaevola, and Gaius.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John

More than a third of the whole Pandects is from Ulpian, and next to him the principal writers are Paulus, Papinian, Salvius Julianus, Pomponius, Q. Cervidius Scaevola, and Gaius.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements by Lord, John

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 himself wrote that servitudes cannot be partially extinguished, because they are due from lands, not persons.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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