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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §48.13.6.pr

Theft of Private Property Deposited in a Temple

Passage 8317 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

An imperial rescript ruling that if private property deposited in a temple is stolen, the applicable legal remedy is an action for theft, not for sacrilege.

[IDEM libro quinto regularum. ] §48.13.6.prDiui Seuerus et Antoninus Cassio Festo rescripserunt, res priuatorum si in aedem sacram depositae subreptae fuerint, furti actionem, non sacrilegii esse.
[THE SAME, Book V of Rules] The deified Severus and Antoninus replied by rescript to Cassius Festus that if the property of private individuals, deposited in a sacred temple, should be stolen, there is an action for theft, not for sacrilege.

Notes

  1. §48.13.6.prres priuatorum si in aedem sacram depositae subreptae fuerint — The conditional 'si' clause is embedded within the accusative and infinitive construction (indirect speech) governed by 'rescripserunt'. The subject of the 'si' clause, 'res priuatorum' (the property of private individuals), is anticipated (placed before 'si') for thematic emphasis. 'depositae' is a perfect passive participle agreeing with 'res'.
  2. §48.13.6.prfurti actionem, non sacrilegii esse — An accusative and infinitive construction in indirect speech, where 'actionem' is the subject accusative of 'esse'. After the genitive 'sacrilegii', the noun 'actionem' is omitted by ellipsis for contrast.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §48.13.6.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:48.13.6.pr

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