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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §49.16.11.pr

Prohibition of Slaves from Military Service and Capital Penalty

Passage 8613 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It stipulates that slaves are prohibited from all military service, and those who violate this rule face the death penalty.

[MARCIANUS libro secundo regularum. ] §49.16.11.prAb omni militia serui prohibentur: alioquin capite puniuntur.
[MARCIANUS, from the second book of Rules.] Slaves are barred from all military service; otherwise, they are punished with death.

Notes

  1. §49.16.11.pralioquin — The adverb alioquin ('otherwise') here carries an implicit conditional force, meaning 'if they should enter military service in violation of this prohibition.'
  2. §49.16.11.prcapite puniuntur — The verb puniri combined with the ablative of means capite is a legal idiom meaning 'to be punished with death' (literally, 'by the head', referring to physical life or legal status).

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