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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.3.2.pr

Precedence of Imperially Appointed Decurions in the Roll

Passage 8697 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It prescribes that decurions who obtained their status by imperial decision must be registered in the roll prior to those who only held municipal offices.

[IDEM libro secundo opinionum. ] §50.3.2.prIn albo decurionum in municipio nomina ante scribi oportet eorum, qui dignitates principis iudicio consecuti sunt, postea eorum, qui tantum municipalibus honoribus functi sunt.
[THE SAME, In the Second Book of Opinions.] In the roll of decurions in a municipality, the names of those who have obtained dignities by the judgment of the emperor ought to be registered first, and afterwards those of persons who have only discharged municipal offices.

Notes

  1. 50.3.2.prnomina ante scribi oportet eorum — The impersonal verb oportet takes an accusative and infinitive construction with the accusative nomina and the passive infinitive scribi. The antecedent eorum is a genitive plural qualifying nomina and is modified by the relative clause qui...
  2. 50.3.2.prprincipis iudicio — The ablative iudicio expresses means or cause, meaning "by the judgment (or favor) of the emperor." This refers to those who obtained their high status or privileges (dignitates) through direct imperial appointment or recommendation rather than local municipal election.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.3.2.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.3.2.pr

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