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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §48.16.9.pr

Public Abolition Granted on Successful Public Affairs

Passage 8344 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Macer adduces an additional ground for the abolition of an accusation, namely, the successful conduct of public affairs.

[Macer libro secundo publicorum. ] §48.16.9.pruel ob rem prospere gestam
[Macer, On Public Trials, Book II.] or on account of some successfully conducted enterprise

Notes

  1. §48.16.9.prob rem prospere gestam — The preposition ob (on account of) governs the accusative noun rem modified by the perfect passive participle gestam. This phrase continues the sentence from the preceding fragment (48.16.8.pr: abolitio ... fit). Rem gestam (exploit, thing done) with the adverb prospere (successfully) is construed as a dominant participle construction (ab urbe condita type), meaning 'because of the successful execution of an enterprise'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §48.16.9.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:48.16.9.pr

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