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Necessity of Delegated Jurisdiction for Legates

It explains that the legates of a proconsul have no inherent power of their own unless jurisdiction has been delegated to them by the proconsul.

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[POMPONIUS libro decimo ad Quintum Mucium.]

[POMPONIUS, from the tenth book On Quintus Mucius.]

§1.16.13.pr

​Legati proconsulis nihil proprium1 habent, nisi a proconsule eis mandata fuerit2 iurisdictio.

​The legates of a proconsul have no power of their own, unless jurisdiction has been delegated to them by the proconsul.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 1.16.13.prnihil proprium

    The neuter singular accusative adjective proprium modifies the pronoun nihil, referring in this context to "inherent (official) power."

  2. 1.16.13.prmandata fuerit

    A perfect passive subjunctive (or future perfect passive) form, where fuerit is used instead of the standard sit/erit. Together with nisi, it expresses a prior condition ("unless... has been delegated").

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.16.13.pr