Aemilius Papinianus, known as Papinian, was a celebrated Roman jurist who lived from about 142 to 212 CE. He served as magister libellorum, the imperial office responsible for petitions, and as attorney general during the Severan period. Following the death of Gaius Fulvius Plautianus in 205 CE, Papinian was appointed praetorian prefect, one of the most powerful offices in the Roman administration, a position he held in the final years of his life.
Aemilius Papinianus, known as Papinian, was a celebrated Roman jurist, magister libellorum, attorney general, and, after 205 CE, praetorian prefect. Along with Gaius, Paulus, Modestinus and Ulpian, he was made one of the five jurists whose recorded views were considered decisive by the Law of Citations of 426 CE, with his views prevailing whenever those of the other four jurists were not congruent. 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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RoleRoman jurist; praetorian prefect 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
Field of LawAncient and Customary Law 1 Role
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Why was Papinian given the deciding vote among the five authorized Roman jurists?
Papinian decided the matter when the five authorized jurists were equally divided.
A constitution of Theodosius II and Valentinian in 426 set up five jurists, Paulus, Gaius, Ulpian, Modestinus and Papinian, as the sole authorities to be cited. If they were not unanimous, the majority was to prevail, but in case of equal division the opinion of Papinian was to decide.
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he was made one of the five jurists whose recorded views were considered decisive by the Law of Citations of 426 CE
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142 CE
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212 CE
Introduction
Aemilius Papinianus (Latin pronunciation: [ae̯ˈmɪliʊs paːpɪniˈaːnʊs]; Ancient Greek: Αἰμίλιος Παπινιανός; 142 CE-212 CE), simply rendered as Papinian () in English, was a celebrated Roman jurist, magister libellorum, attorney general (advocatus fisci) and, after the death of Gaius Fulvius Plautianus in 205 CE, praetorian prefect.
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Jurist
Wikidata Q315765, P27 country of citizenship claim
P27 (country of citizenship): Ancient Rome
Wikidata Q315765, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 142
Wikidata Q315765, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Homs
Wikidata Q315765, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Rome
Duplicate-merge alias: Aemilius Papinianus (w-lawdupemerge-0926, PlaybookNote 38031)
Aemilius Papinianus
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In his time, he had been called "the Asylum of Right and Treasurer of the Laws".
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