Ulpian was a Roman jurist, born in Tyre in Roman Syria, who moved to Rome and rose to become considered one of the great legal authorities of his time. He was one of the five jurists upon whom decisions were to be based according to the Law of Citations of Valentinian III, and supplied about a third of the contents of the Justinian Digest. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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was one of the five jurists upon whom decisions were to be based according to the Law of Citations of Valentinian III, and supplied the Justinian Digest about a third of its contents
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c. 170
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223 or 228
Introduction
Ulpian (; Latin: Gnaeus Domitius Annius Ulpianus; c. 170 - 223 or 228) was a Roman jurist, born in Tyre in Roman Syria (modern Lebanon). He moved to Rome and rose to become considered one of the great legal authorities of his time.
Introduction
Ulpian (; Latin: Gnaeus Domitius Annius Ulpianus; c. 170 - 223 or 228) was a Roman jurist, born in Tyre in Roman Syria (modern Lebanon).
Introduction, field of law
He was one of the five jurists upon whom decisions were to be based according to the Law of Citations of Valentinian III, and supplied the Justinian Digest about a third of its contents.
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Wikidata Q310076, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Tyre
Wikidata Q310076, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Rome
Wikidata Q310076, P1477 birth name claim (la)
birth name (P1477): Gnaeus Domitius Annius Ulpianus
- In Legal System: Roman law, Ulpian (; Latin: Gnaeus Domitius Annius Ulpianus; c. 170-223 or 228) was a Roman jurist, born in Tyre in Roman Syria (
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