Sextus Caecilius Africanus
Sextus Caecilius Africanus (short African , † 169 / 175 ) was a classical Roman jurist of the most native to Africa family of Caecilier and pupil of Salvius Julianus .
Several fragments of his writings have come down to us in the digests of Emperor Justinian I. This is especially true for excerpts from his quaestiones , a nine-volume unsystematic collection of legal cases. Since Salvius Iulianus is cited particularly frequently in these passages, research assumes that these are cases that were decided by this author. Sometimes Africanus takes a critical stance towards his teacher. In the Noctes Atticae by Aulus Gellius he is described as an excellent legal expert (XX 1, 1).
In contrast, only a single fragment has survived from Caecilius Africanus's epistulae, which comprises more than 20 books .
literature
- Paul Jörs : Caecilius 29 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 1192–1195 (out of date; digitized ).
- PIR ² II 3 f. No. 18
- Detlef Liebs : Sex. Caecilius Africanus. In: Klaus Sallmann (ed.): The literature of upheaval. From Roman to Christian literature, AD 117 to 284 (= Handbook of Ancient Latin Literature , Volume 4). CH Beck, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-406-39020-X , pp. 106-108
- Hans Hermann Seiler : Sectus Caecilius Africanus. In: Michael Stolleis (Ed.): Juristen. A biographical lexicon. From antiquity to the 20th century. 2nd edition, CH Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 978-3-406-45957-3 , p. 19 f.
Remarks
- ^ Paul Krüger : History of the sources and literature of Roman law. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 177 ( online ).
- ↑ Dig. 30.39 pr.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sextus Caecilius Africanus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Africanus, Afrikan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman jurist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 169 or 175 |