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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.139.pr-50.16.139.1

Scope of Building in Rome and Definition of Completion

Passage 8953 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian explains that constructing buildings in structures contiguous to Rome is considered building 'at Rome', and that a building is deemed 'completed' when it has been made ready for use.

[ULPIANUS libro septimo ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §50.16.139.prAedificia 'Romae' fieri etiam ea uidentur, quae in continentibus Romae aedificiis fiant.
[ULPIAN, from the seventh book on the Lex Iulia et Papia.] Buildings are also deemed to be built 'at Rome' which are built in buildings contiguous to Rome.
' §50.16.139.1Perfecisse' aedificium is uidetur, qui ita consummauit, ut iam in usu esse possit.
He is deemed to have 'completed' a building who has finished it in such a manner that it can already be used.

Notes

  1. §50.16.139.prcontinentibus Romae aedificiis — Meaning 'buildings contiguous to Rome'. Since the participle/adjective 'continens' (contiguous, continuous) takes the dative, 'Romae' functions as a dative (or locative/genitive of town name) depending on 'continentibus'. It refers to the built-up area immediately outside the city walls that is physically continuous with the city of Rome.
  2. §50.16.139.1is uidetur, qui ita consummauit — The demonstrative pronoun 'is', serving as the subject of the main clause, is restricted by the relative clause introduced by 'qui'. The verb 'uidetur' is used in a personal construction with the infinitive 'perfecisse' ('he is deemed to have completed').
  3. §50.16.139.1ut iam in usu esse possit — A consecutive (result) clause introduced by 'ut' correlating with the adverb 'ita' ('in such a manner'), with the verb 'possit' in the present subjunctive.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.139.pr-50.16.139.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.139.pr-50.16.139.1

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