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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.10.6.pr

Consultation with the Emperor on Walls and Public Works

Passage 8779 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Modestinus records a rescript of the deified Marcus stating that a governor, when petitioned regarding works on walls, gates, public property, or the construction of walls, must consult the emperor.

[MODESTINUS libro undecimo pandectarum. ] §50.10.6.prDe operibus, quae in muris uel portis uel rebus publicis fiunt, aut si muri exstruantur, diuus Marcus rescripsit praesidem aditum consulere principem debere.
[MODESTINUS in the eleventh book of the Pandects.] Concerning works which are executed on walls, gates, or public property, or if walls are to be constructed, the deified Marcus answered by rescript that the governor, when approached, must consult the emperor.

Notes

  1. §50.10.6.praditum — Perfect passive participle of the verb adeo (to approach, apply to) in the accusative masculine singular, modifying praesidem (the subject accusative of the infinitive clause). It means 'the governor, having been petitioned/approached'.
  2. §50.10.6.prDe operibus ... aut si — The ablative noun phrase operibus... governed by the preposition De and the conditional clause si muri exstruantur are coordinated by the conjunction aut, together indicating the topic of the rescript.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.10.6.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.10.6.pr

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