Javolenus Priscus, whose full recorded name was Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus, was a Roman senator and jurist who flourished during the Flavian dynasty. Many of his judgments are quoted in the Digest, and he served as suffect consul for the period from September to December 86 AD, alongside his colleague Aulus Bucius Lappius Maximus.
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Field of Law RoleLeader of the Sabinian school of legal thought; teacher of the jurist Salvius Julianus 2 Nationality / Jurisdiction Role
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1. Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus (Wikipedia)
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He is best known for his saying that "every definition in civil law is dangerous, for rare are those that cannot be subverted." (Omnis definitio in iure civili periculosa est; parum est enim, ut non subverti posset.)
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Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus was a Roman senator and jurist who flourished during the Flavian dynasty.
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He was the leader of the Sabinian school, and was the teacher of the jurist Salvius Julianus.
- In Legal System: Roman law, Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus was a Roman senator and jurist who flourished during the Flavia
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