Aequitas

Aequitas

In Roman mythology, Aequitas, also known as Aecetia, was the minor goddess of fair trade and honest merchants. Like Abundantia, she is depicted with a cornucopia, representing wealth from commerce. She is also shown holding a balance, representing equity and fairness. During the Roman Empire, Aequitas was sometimes worshipped as a quality or aspect of the emperor, under the name "Aequitas Augusti".

"Aequitas" is the source of the word "", and also means "equality" or "justice".


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  • Aequitas — (auf dem Revers mit Waage und Füllhorn) Aequitas (lateinisch Gleichheit, Gleichmaß, Gelassenheit, Gleichmut) bezeichnete im alten Rom die ausgleichende Gerechtigkeit und Billigkeit, ein wichtiges Prinzip im römischen Recht. Sie wurde auch als… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Aequitas — Aequitas, también conocida como Aecetia, era, en la mitología romana, la diosa del comercio justo y de los comerciantes honestos. Al igual que Abundantia, es representada con una cornucopia, que alude a la riqueza del comercio. También se la… …   Wikipedia Español

  • aequitas — index equity (justice), fairness, justice, objectivity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • AEQUITAS — seu Iustitia, cum libra et cornucopia, pro Virgine Astrica plerisque habita est: Aliis Isidem vel Cererem eam facientibus; item Fortunam, quae omnes cum cornu copia fingi pingique consuevêre, etc. Vide Gorlaeum Dactylioth. et Salmas. ad Solin. p …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Aequĭtas — (lat.), 1) Rechtsgleichheit für die dem Gesetze Unterworfenen; 2) so v.w. Billigkeit …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Aequitas — Représentation de la déesse Aequitas au verso d un antoninien, représentant au recto l empereur Claude II. L aequitas est un concept latin traduit par « équité ». Dans la mythologie romaine, Aequitas est la déesse du commerce,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • aequitas — Equity; good conscience. For words, phrases, clauses, and maxims beginning with the word aequitas or equity See equity and phrases which follow such word …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • aequitas — /iykwatses/ In the civil law, equity, as opposed to strictum jus or summum jus (q.v.). Otherwise called aequum, aequum bonum, aequum et bonum, aequum et justum. See aequum et bonum est lex legum …   Black's law dictionary

  • aequitas — /iykwatses/ In the civil law, equity, as opposed to strictum jus or summum jus (q.v.). Otherwise called aequum, aequum bonum, aequum et bonum, aequum et justum. See aequum et bonum est lex legum …   Black's law dictionary

  • aequitas agit in personam — /iykwataes eyjat in parsownam/ Equity acts upon the person …   Black's law dictionary

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