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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.15.8.pr-50.15.8.11

Italian Rights and Colonial Privileges of Provincial Cities

Passage 8814 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

From the second book of Paul's On Censuses, listing various provincial cities across the Roman Empire that were granted the Italian right, made colonies, or awarded tax immunities by deified emperors.

[PAULUS libro secundo de censibus. ] §50.15.8.prIn Lusitania Pacenses et Emeritenses iuris Italici sunt.
[PAULUS, in the second book on Censuses.] In Lusitania, the Pacensians and the Emeritensians are of Italian right.
idem ius Ualentini et Licitani habent: Barcinonenses quoque ibidem immunes sunt.
The Valentinians and the Licitanians have the same right; the Barcinonians also are immune there.
§50.15.8.1Lugdunenses Galli, item Uiennenses in Narbonensi iuris Italici sunt.
The Lugdunensian Gauls, likewise the Viennensians in Narbonensis, are of Italian right.
§50.15.8.2In Germania inferiore Agrippinenses iuris Italici sunt.
In Lower Germany, the Agrippinensians are of Italian right.
§50.15.8.3Laodicia in Syria et Berytos in Phoenice iuris Italici sunt et solum earum
Laodicea in Syria and Berytus in Phoenice are of Italian right, as is also their soil.
§50.15.8.4Eiusdem iuris et Tyriorum ciuitas a diuis Seuero et Antonino facta est.
The city of the Tyrians also was made of the same right by the deified Severus and Antoninus.
§50.15.8.5Diuus Antoninus Antiochenses colonos fecit saluis tributis.
The deified Antoninus made the Antiochians colonists, without prejudice to their taxes.
§50.15.8.6Imperator noster Antoninus ciuitatem Emisenorum coloniam et iuris Italici fecit.
Our Emperor Antoninus made the city of the Emisensians a colony and of Italian right.
§50.15.8.7Diuus Uespasianus Caesarienses colonos fecit non adiecto, ut et iuris Italici essent, sed tributum his remisit capitis: sed diuus Titus etiam solum immune factum interpretatus est.
The deified Vespasian made the Caesarians colonists, without adding that they should also be of Italian right, but he remitted their poll tax; however, the deified Titus interpreted that the soil was also made immune.
similes his Capitulenses esse uidentur.
The Capitulensians seem to be similar to them.
§50.15.8.8In prouincia Macedonia Dyrracheni, Cassandrenses, Philippenses, Dienses, Stobenses iuris Italici sunt.
In the province of Macedonia, the Dyrrachenians, Cassandrenians, Philippians, Diensians, and Stobensians are of Italian right.
§50.15.8.9In prouincia Asia duae sunt iuris Italici, Troas et Parium.
In the province of Asia, there are two of Italian right, Troas and Parium.
§50.15.8.10In Pisidia eiusdem iuris est colonia Antiochensium.
In Pisidia, the colony of the Antiochians is of the same right.
§50.15.8.11In Africa Carthago, Utica, Leptis magna a diuis Seuero et Antonino iuris Italici factae sunt.
In Africa, Carthage, Utica, and Great Leptis were made of Italian right by the deified Severus and Antoninus.

Notes

  1. §50.15.8.3solum earum — The sentence is elliptic at the end, omitting a predicate such as `iuris Italici est` (is of Italian right) or `immune est` (is immune). `earum` is a feminine genitive plural pronoun referring back to the city names `Laodicia` and `Berytos` (city names are regularly feminine).
  2. §50.15.8.5saluis tributis — An ablative absolute consisting of the adjective `saluus` (safe, intact) and the noun `tributum` (tribute, tax) in the plural, expressing a restrictive condition: 'without prejudice to the taxes' (i.e., while keeping the taxes intact).
  3. §50.15.8.7non adiecto, ut et iuris Italici essent — An impersonal ablative absolute construction `non adiecto` ('without it being added'), followed by an `ut` clause acting as its substantive content. Within the `ut` clause, the imperfect subjunctive `essent` is used in accordance with the sequence of tenses dependent on the past-tense main verb `fecit`.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.15.8.pr-50.15.8.11. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.15.8.pr-50.15.8.11

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