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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §35.1.29.pr

Fulfillment of the Condition to Ascend the Capitol

Passage 5360 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Julianus explains that the condition "if he ascends the Capitol" should be interpreted as requiring fulfillment as soon as it is first possible for the person to do so.

[IULIANUS libro primo ad Urseium Ferocem. ] §35.1.29.prHaec condicio 'si in Capitolium ascenderit' sic recipienda est 'si cum primum potuerit Capitolium ascendere'.
[JULIANUS, in the first book of his commentary on Urseius Ferox.] This condition "if he ascends the Capitol" is to be understood thus: "if, as soon as he is able, he ascends the Capitol."

Notes

  1. §35.1.29.prrecipienda est — A passive periphrastic construction consisting of the gerundive and the third-person singular present indicative of sum, expressing necessity or obligation, translated here as "is to be understood" or "is to be accepted."
  2. §35.1.29.prcum primum potuerit — The conjunction cum primum ("as soon as") is paired here with potuerit, the future perfect of posse ("to be able"). The future perfect is used to strictly indicate that the state of "becoming able" is prior to and completed before the actual climbing of the Capitol.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §35.1.29.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:35.1.29.pr

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