Humanitext Reader

Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §29.5.11.pr

Inquiry on Freedmen Who Petitioned for the Gold Rings

Passage 4557 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explaining that the same rule regarding the inquiry applies to those freedmen who had petitioned for the right of the rings.

[TRYPHONINUS libro secundo disputationum. ] §29.5.11.pridemque erit et de his, qui ius anulorum petierant.
[TRYPHONINUS, in the second book of his Disputations.] And the same will also apply to those who had petitioned for the right of the rings.

Notes

  1. §29.5.11.pridemque erit et de his — The phrase 'idem erit de...' is a typical formulation in legal texts meaning 'the same shall apply to...'. The conjunction 'et' functions adverbially as 'also/even', emphasizing 'de his'.
  2. §29.5.11.prius anulorum — The 'right of the rings' (ius aureorum anulorum). This refers to the imperial privilege of wearing gold rings granted to a freedman, which elevated them to the legal status of a freeborn person (ingenuus), though often without prejudice to the rights of their patron.

Cite this passage

Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §29.5.11.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:29.5.11.pr

Please note the AI-draft status of the translation and the date accessed.

Translation, notes and summary are AI-generated drafts, revised through reader feedback.