- Aemilius Papinianus
Infobox Military Person
name= Aemilius Papinianus
lived= 142–212
placeofbirth=Syria
placeofdeath=Rome
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allegiance=Roman Empire
serviceyears= 205–212
rank=Praetorian prefect
unit=Praetorian Guard
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laterwork=Aemilius Papinianus (142–212), also known as Papinian, was a celebrated Roman jurist, "magister libellorum" and, after the death of
Gaius Fulvius Plautianus in 205,praetorian prefect .Life
Little is known about Papinianus. He was perhaps of
Syria n birth, for he is said to have been a kinsman ofSeptimus Severus ' second wife,Julia Domna . A dubious passage in the "Augustan History " claims that he studied law with Severus under Quintus Cervidius Scaevola.Papinianus was an intimate friend of the emperor Severus and accompanied him to Britain. Before his death the emperor commended his two sons
Caracalla and Geta into his charge. Papinian tried to keep peace between the brothers, but with no better result than to encourage the hatred of Caracalla to which he felt victim in the general slaughter of Geta's friends which followed the fratricide of 212. The author of the 1911 "Encyclopædia Britannica " article states that the details of Papinianus' death "are variously related, and have undergone legendary embellishment."His output was small compared to other jurists such as
Ulpian or Paul. The principal works of Papinianus include: "Quaestiones" in 37 books (written before 198); "Responsa" (written sometime between 204 and his death); "Definitiones"; and "De adulteriis".Law
In the
Law of Citations (426) he is classed with Gaius, Paulus, Modestinus andUlpian as one of the five jurists whose recorded views were considered decisive. The former are cited also as primary sources of the Codex Civilis ofTheodosius II andJustinian . His view was to prevail if the other four were not congruent.References
*1911
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