Julius Paulus Prudentissimus - Wikipedia Julius Paulus Prudentissimus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Roman jurist Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (Greek: Ἰούλιος Παῦλος; fl. 2nd century and 3rd century AD), often simply referred to as Paul in English, was one of the most influential and distinguished Roman jurists. He was also a praetorian prefect under the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus. Contents 1 Life 2 Paulus's legal works 3 Pseudo-Pauline works 4 Economics 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links Life[edit] Little is known of the life and family of Paulus; he was a man of Greek descent[citation needed], who originated from an unknown Phoenician town or from Patavium (modern Padua Italy). The possibility that Paulus could come from Patavium is based on a statue with an inscription found in Patavium dedicated to a Paulus.[citation needed] During the reign of emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla, Paulus served as a jurist. He was exiled by the emperor Elagabalus and recalled from exile by his successor, emperor Alexander Severus. Severus and his mother Julia Avita Mamaea in 222, appointed him among the emperor’s chief advisers and between 228 and 235, he was the Praetorian prefect of the Praetorian Guard. Paulus was a contemporary of the jurist Ulpian. He partly followed the career path of former Praetorian prefect Aemilius Papinianus. Due to his cautious politic nature and opinion, the emperor Gordian III, awarded him the honorific title of Prudentissimus. Paulus's legal works[edit] Codex Theodosianus, 1566 edition The Roman jurist Herennius Modestinus describes Paulus, along with Ulpian and Quintus Cervidius Scaevola, as among "the last of the great jurists". Paulus’ work was held in high respect. He had written 319 various legal publications. His surviving works are extremely prolific, displaying a keen analysis of other opinions of jurists and Paulus expressed his legal views. He appears to have written on a great variety on legal subjects and had a thorough knowledge of legal subjects and law. Paulus comments on the jurists Javolenus Priscus, Quintus Cervidius Scaevola, Marcus Antistius Labeo, Salvius Julianus and Aemilius Papinianus. He is cited by the jurists Macer[citation needed] and Herennius Modestinus. His writing style is condensed and sometimes obscure; however, his work is just as good as the other Roman jurists. Paulus’ work has survived from excerpts, although his work needs to be carefully read to be understood. Paulus was one of the five jurists whose opinions were made constitutionally authoritative in 426 by Roman Emperors Theodosius II and Valentinian III. Another legacy from Paulus is the inclusion of his writings in the Digest which was written and put together by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. One sixth of the Corpus Juris Civilis in the Digest consists of Paulus’ work. He is the most excerpted Roman jurist in the Digest, ahead of Ulpian. The Digest attributes to Paulus the first articulation of the presumption of innocence in Roman law: Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat[1]—"Proof lies on him who asserts, not on him who denies".[2] Paulus in the Digest is also referred in two passages, which he gave a contrary opinion to Alexander Severus, but Severus chose Papinianus‘ opinion. Pseudo-Pauline works[edit] Due to his fame several other works have been attributed to him, in particular the 3rd century compilation Pauli sententiae ("Paul's Views" or "Sentences").[3] From Paulus’ surviving works and works attributed to him, the Sententiae ad Filium have the longest fragments.[4] Economics[edit] In the Digest, Paulus wrote a passage on money. Much as Aristotle did, Paulus described the nature of money, including how it arises from the inconvenience of barter.[5] See also[edit] Law of Citations Notes[edit] ^ "Digesta seu Pandectae 22.3.2". Grenoble: Université Pierre-Mendés-France. Retrieved 2010-10-13. ^ Watson, Alan, ed. (1998) [1985]. "22.3.2". The Digest of Justinian. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-1636-9. ^ Honoré, Tony (2003), "Iulius Paulus", in Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Anthony (eds.), The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3rd ed.), Oxford: OxfordUP, pp. 785–6, ISBN 978-0-19-860641-3 ^ A list of various legal publications from Paulus, see ‘Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology’ Archived 2008-04-16 at the Wayback Machine ^ Schumpeter, Joseph A. (1954). History of Economic Analysis. Oxford University Press. — Part II (From the Beginnings to The First Classical Situation (to About 1790)), chapter 1 (Graeco-Roman Economics), section 7 (The Contribution of the Romans), page 70, footnote 6. References[edit] The Ancient Library The Roman Law Library by Yves Lassard and Alexandr Koptev. Google book : Latin Literature A History, Gian Biagio Conte External links[edit] Book I, The Opinions of Julius Paulus, Addressed to His Son Book II, The Opinions of Julius Paulus, Addressed to His Son Book III, The Opinions of Julius Paulus, Addressed to His Son Julius Paulus, in ‘Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology’, ancientlibrary.com Authority control BNE: XX1186376 BNF: cb12068940b (data) CiNii: DA01210406 GND: 118789988 ISNI: 0000 0001 1646 3876 LCCN: n50052119 LNB: 000125059 NKC: xx0142431 NTA: 068638965 RERO: 02-A003676114 SUDOC: 028962443 VcBA: 495/88856 VIAF: 264714449 WorldCat Identities: lccn-n50052119 Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julius_Paulus_Prudentissimus&oldid=994788149" Categories: 2nd-century Romans 3rd-century Romans 3rd-century writers Ancient Roman jurists Praetorian prefects Julii Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles containing Greek-language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2018 Articles with unsourced statements from March 2014 Articles with unsourced statements from February 2019 Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with CINII identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with LNB identifiers Wikipedia articles with NKC identifiers Wikipedia articles with NTA identifiers Wikipedia articles with RERO identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with VcBA identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Languages Български Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Eesti Español Français Galego 한국어 Hrvatski Italiano Latina Magyar Nederlands 日本語 Polski Русский Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 17 December 2020, at 15:08 (UTC). 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