- Source
- Digesta Iustiniani Augusti. Mommsen, Theodor & Krueger, Paul, editors. Berlin: Weidmann, 1870.
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- urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.19.1.pr-1.19.1.2
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-10-25
This text explains the authority of Caesar's procurator, stating that their acts are approved as if done by Caesar himself, while limiting their power of alienation and highlighting their special privilege regarding the acceptance of inheritances.
[ULPIANUS libro sexto decimo ad edictum.]
[ULPIAN, on the Edict, book 16.]
Quae acta gestaque sunt a procuratore Caesaris, sic ab eo1 comprobantur, atque si2 a Caesare gesta sunt.
Whatever has been done and transacted by a procurator of Caesar is approved by him just as if it had been done by Caesar himself.
Si rem Caesaris procurator eius quasi rem propriam tradat, non puto eum dominium transferre: tunc enim transfert, cum negotium Caesaris gerens consensu ipsius tradit. denique si uenditionis uel donationis uel transactionis causa quid agat, nihil agit: non enim alienare ei rem Caesaris, sed diligenter gerere commissum est.3
If a procurator of Caesar delivers a property of Caesar as if it were his own, I do not think that he transfers ownership; for he transfers it only when, conducting the business of Caesar, he delivers it with Caesar’s own consent. Consequently, if he does anything for the purpose of sale, donation, or compromise, his act is void; for he has been commissioned not to alienate Caesar’s property, but to manage it with diligence.
Est hoc praecipuum in procuratore Caesaris, quod et eius iussu4 seruus Caesaris adire hereditatem potest et, si Caesar heres instituatur, miscendo se opulentae hereditati5 procurator heredem Caesarem facit.
This is a special privilege in the case of a procurator of Caesar: that even by his order a slave of Caesar can enter upon an inheritance, and, if Caesar is instituted as heir, the procurator, by intermeddling with a solvent inheritance, makes Caesar the heir.
- 1.19.1.prab eo
The pronoun "eo" refers to "Caesar" in this context, signifying retroactive approval (comprobatio) by the emperor himself.
- 1.19.1.pratque si
Equivalent to "ac si" (just as if), introducing a comparison with a hypothetical scenario, here followed by the indicative "gesta sunt".
- 1.19.1.1non enim alienare ei rem Caesaris, sed diligenter gerere commissum est.
The subject consists of the infinitive phrases "alienare..." and "gerere", with "ei" (to the procurator) as a dative of reference. "commissum est" governs these infinitives as its subject.
- 1.19.1.2eius iussu
The pronoun "eius" refers back to "procuratore Caesaris", indicating the privilege that a slave of Caesar can enter upon an inheritance by the order of the procurator rather than the emperor himself.
- 1.19.1.2miscendo se opulentae hereditati
The ablative gerund "miscendo" (with the reflexive pronoun "se") expresses means or manner. "opulentae hereditati" is the dative object of "miscere", meaning "by intermeddling with (taking administrative action regarding) the wealthy estate."
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-21)
- 2026-09-21 AI review — translation 1