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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §11.5.3.pr

Lawful Betting on Contests of Valor

Passage 1795 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Marcianus explains that under certain laws, making wagers is permitted in sports that demonstrate valor, but it is prohibited in other contests.

[MARCIANUS libro quinto regularum. ] §11.5.3.prin quibus rebus ex lege Titia et Publicia et Cornelia etiam sponsionem facere licet: sed ex aliis, ubi pro uirtute certamen non fit, non licet.
[MARCIANUS, from the fifth book of Rules.] In these matters, under the Lex Titia, Lex Publicia, and Lex Cornelia, it is permitted even to make a wager; but in other matters, where a contest for the sake of valor does not take place, it is not permitted.

Notes

  1. §11.5.3.prin quibus rebus — The relative adjective `quibus` modifies `rebus` and refers back to the athletic contests mentioned in the preceding section (§11.5.2.1) which are held "for the sake of valor" (virtutis causa).
  2. §11.5.3.prsponsionem — In Roman law, a `sponsio` is a formal verbal contract, but in this specific context of gaming and its statutory exceptions, it refers to a wager or betting agreement.
  3. §11.5.3.prex aliis — The noun `rebus` is understood with the adjective `aliis` (meaning `ex aliis rebus`), standing in direct contrast to the preceding phrase `in quibus rebus`.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §11.5.3.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:11.5.3.pr

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