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- Digesta Iustiniani Augusti. Mommsen, Theodor & Krueger, Paul, editors. Berlin: Weidmann, 1870.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-08
Ulpian introduces the praetorian edict designed to protect minors under twenty-five due to their vulnerable judgment, and discusses the governance of young men through curators.
[ULPIANUS libro undecimo ad edictum.]
[ULPIANUS, in the eleventh book on the Edict.]
Hoc edictum praetor naturalem aequitatem secutus proposuit, quo tutelam minorum suscepit. nam cum inter omnes constet fragile esse et infirmum huiusmodi aetatium1 consilium et multis captionibus suppositum, multorum insidiis expositum: auxilium eis praetor hoc edicto pollicitus est et aduersus captiones opitulationem.
The praetor proposed this edict, following natural equity, by which he undertook the protection of minors. For since it is agreed among all that the judgment of this age is fragile and weak, and subject to many deceptions and exposed to the snares of many, the praetor by this edict promised them aid and assistance against deceptions.
Praetor edicit: 'Quod cum minore quam uiginti quinque annis natu gestum esse dicetur,2 uti quaeque res erit, animaduertam'.
The praetor declares: “Whatever is alleged to have been transacted with a person under twenty-five years of age, I will take cognizance of it according to the circumstances of each case.”
Apparet minoribus annis uiginti quinque eum opem polliceri: nam post hoc tempus compleri uirilem uigorem constat.
It is clear that he promises aid to those under twenty-five years of age; for it is established that after this time, manly vigor is fully attained.
Et ideo hodie in hanc usque aetatem adulescentes curatorum auxilio reguntur, nec ante rei suae administratio eis committi debebit, quamuis bene rem suam gerentibus.3
And therefore, today up to this age, young men are governed by the assistance of curators, and the administration of their own property must not be committed to them before then, even if they manage their own affairs well.
- 4.4.1.prhuiusmodi aetatium
The plural genitive "aetatium" (or "aetatum") refers broadly to the various stages of youth under twenty-five.
- 4.4.1.1Quod cum minore ... gestum esse dicetur
This is the formula of the edict. "Quod" is a neuter relative pronoun containing its antecedent, functioning as the object of "animaduertam" ("whatever is said to have been transacted..."). "gestum esse" is the passive infinitive of "gerere" (to transact).
- 4.4.1.3quamuis bene rem suam gerentibus
The conjunction "quamuis" (although) directly modifies the dative participle "gerentibus" (agreeing with the preceding "eis") to express concession. This construction (with a participle instead of a subjunctive verb) is typical of post-Augustan and late Latin.