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Ancient Roman jurists

  • CiceroMarcus Tullius Cicero was born on the 3rd of January 106 BC in the hill town of Arpinum. His family belonged to the wealthy equestrian order, yet his name…
  • TacitusPublius Cornelius Tacitus was born in 56 or 57 AD into an equestrian family. His birthplace remains unknown, though scholars suggest Gallia Narbonensis or…
  • Gaius (jurist)Gaius flourished between the years 130 and 180 during the reigns of four Roman emperors. His personal life remains a mystery to modern historians, with…
  • PapinianAemilius Papinianus arrived in the world during 142 CE within Emesa, a city in Syria. He was not born into Roman soil but rather Syrian earth.