[GAIUS libro primo institutionum. ] §1.5.6.prLibertini sunt, qui ex iusta seruitute manumissi sunt.
[GAIUS, Institutes, book 1] Freedmen are those who have been manumitted from lawful servitude.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.5.6.pr
Definition of Freedmen Manumitted from Lawful Servitude
Summary
Presents Gaius's definition of freedmen, specifying that they are those who have been manumitted from lawful servitude.
Notes
- §1.5.6.priusta seruitute — The adjective iustus here does not refer to moral justice but to a 'lawful' or 'legitimate' status under Roman law. Thus, iusta seruitus means a status of slavery that is legally valid.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §1.5.6.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.5.6.pr
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