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§4.6.45.pr

Classification of Soldiers Unable to Leave Duty as Publicly Absent

This section defines that all soldiers who cannot leave their military service without danger are legally deemed to be absent on public service.

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[SCAEUOLA libro primo regularum.]

[SCAEVOLA, Rules, Book I]

§4.6.45.pr

​Milites omnes, qui discedere signis1 sine periculo non possunt, rei publicae causa abesse intelleguntur.2

​All soldiers who cannot depart from their standards without danger are understood to be absent on public service.

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  1. 4.6.45.prdiscedere signis

    Literally 'to depart from the standards (signa).' Since the standards represented the military units of the Roman army, this phrase idiomatically means 'to leave active duty' or 'to depart from service.' The ablative 'signis' is an ablative of separation.

  2. 4.6.45.prrei publicae causa abesse intelleguntur

    A construction of the 'nominative with infinitive' (NCI) where the passive verb 'intelleguntur' takes the infinitive 'abesse'. The subject is 'Milites omnes', indicating 'all soldiers are understood to...'.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:4.6.45.pr