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§2.4.3.pr

Prohibition of Summoning Those Accompanying a Funeral

This section states that those who accompany a corpse should not be summoned to court, noting that this rule is confirmed by a rescript of the deified imperial brothers.

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[CALLISTRATUS libro primo cognitionum.]

[CALLISTRATUS, in the first book on Cognitions.]

§2.4.3.pr

​uel qui1 cadauer prosequuntur, quod2 etiam uidetur ex rescripto diuorum fratrum3 comprobatum esse:

​or those who follow a corpse, which also seems to have been confirmed by a rescript of the deified brothers:

Syntax notes3 items
  1. 2.4.3.pruel qui

    The conjunction uel ("or") continues the context of the preceding fragment (D. 2.4.2.pr: "ought not to be summoned to court") despite originating from a different author, adding those who accompany a corpse to the list of exempt persons.

  2. 2.4.3.prquod

    A relative pronoun in the neuter nominative serving as a connective, referring back to the entire preceding clause (the exemption of those who accompany a corpse) and acting as the subject of uidetur... comprobatum esse ("seems to have been confirmed").

  3. 2.4.3.prdiuorum fratrum

    "The deified brothers" (diui fratres) is a standard legal designation referring to the co-emperors Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Lucius Verus (reigned together 161–169 AD).

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:2.4.3.pr