|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories |
Research categories
View all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com
|
||
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Papinian.html" title="Facts and information about Papinian">Papinian</a>
Papinian (Aemilius Papinianus) , d. 212, Roman jurist. He was a close friend of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus , under whom he was libellorum magister [master of the rolls] and later Praetorian prefect; but Severus' son Caracalla had Papinian put to death for reasons that are obscure. Papinian was a jurist of enormous erudition, perhaps the greatest figure in Roman law , and a stern moralist. A constitution of Theodosius II and Valentinian (426) reflects the Roman attitude toward him: five jurists (and the authors whom they quoted) were set up as the sole authorities to be cited—Paulus, Gaius, Ulpian, Modestinus, and Papinian. If they were not unanimous the majority was to prevail, but, in case of equal division, the opinion of Papinian was to decide. His chief works were Quaestiones (37 books), Responsa (19 books), Definitiones (2 books), and De adulteriis (2 books). They are known through quotations in the Theodosian Code and in the Digest of the Corpus Juris Civilis .
Bibliography: See H. F. Jolowicz, Roman Foundations of Modern Law (1957); B. W. Frier, The Rise of the Roman Jurists (1985).
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
"Papinian." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2010 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
"Papinian." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2010). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Papinian.html
"Papinian." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved February 09, 2010 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Papinian.html
(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)
|
AS YOU WERE SAYING . . .Our heritage adds strength to justice and...
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Agnes, Peter W., Jr. October 7, 2001 700+ words ...legal tradition. For example, consider Papinian and Ulpian, who were Roman jurists who...judges, and to John Adams. Aemilius Papinian was the greatest figure in Roman law...emperor. Dometius Ulpianus succeeded Papinian as the chief magistrate of Rome. He... |
|
Torture as a crime under international law.(Torture: Paradigms, Practices, and...
Magazine article from: Albany Law Review van der Vyver, Johan D. December 22, 2003 700+ words ...publicists on classical Roman law, including Ulpian, Modestinus, Papinian, and Paul, to illustrate that resort to torture in criminal...be] tortured [to give evidence] against their master" (Papinian); (17) interrogations under torture were not to be requested... |
|
Andreas Gryphius: A Modern Perspective.
Magazine article from: Journal of European Studies Colvin, Sarah June 1, 1994 700+ words ...interesting proto-Leitmotif in Cardenio und Celinde (pp.96-7), and unexpectedly identifies the artistic process in Papinian as one of de-secularization, rather than the generally assumed opposite. His discussion of Peter Squenz. a comic one... |
|
In Review: BANGKOK
Magazine article from: Opera News Markow, Robert March 1, 2007 700+ words ...six years old, but it has already accomplished more than companies many times its age. Founded by present director Somtow Papinian Sucharitkul, it has mounted operas ranging from chamber works such as Dido and Aeneas and Turn of the Screw to full-blown... |
For more facts and information, see all related premium articles
|
Papinian
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Papinian (Aemilius Papinianus) , d. 212, Roman jurist. He...Praetorian prefect; but Severus' son Caracalla had Papinian put to death for reasons that are obscure. Papinian was a jurist of enormous erudition, perhaps the greatest... |
|
Domitius Ulpian
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Severus, for his rise in office under that emperor was rapid. Earlier he had served as a legal counselor (assessor) under Papinian, another great legal scholar who had combined his legal and administrative talents in the office of praetorian prefect (203... |
|
|
Ulpian
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Ulpian (Dometius Ulpianus) , d. 228, Roman jurist. He was a member of the council of the jurist Papinian. As Praetorian prefect from 222, he enjoyed the favor of the emperor Alexander Severus, and he was murdered by the jealous Praetorian... |
|
|
prefect
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...commanded the powerful Praetorians . From the 2d cent. AD they had juridical functions, and important legists (e.g., Papinian and Ulpian) held the post. The prefect of the city was at first a deputy for absent consuls; the office fell out of use... |
|
|
Corpus Juris Civilis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the law in concrete form plus selections from 39 noted classical jurists such as Gaius, Paulus, Ulpian, Modestinus, and Papinian; the Codex or Code, a collection of imperial legislation since the time of Hadrian; and the Novels or Novellae, compilations... |
Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2010. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
