1. Laws AD193-305
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| Law ID
| This is the primary reference number identifiying a text.
This is usually in the form of a standard reference to a legal source
(e.g. CJ 1.1.1), but texts deriving from other literary sources or from
papyri or inscriptions have been provided with their own unique identifiers
for the purpose of the database. Descriptions of these and other abbreviations
used can be found on the main description page.
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| Codex Order
| This gives a complementary list of references according
to their order in the sources (by using additional zeros: thus CJ 01.01.01
instead of CJ 1.1.1). This enables the sorting of material produced
by searches according to this criterion.
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| Honoré Ref No.
| This is the reference number from Honoré, Emperors
and Lawyers. The first element is Honoré's unique number
for a text and progresses in chronological order. Note, however, that
some numbers are missing, and others have been added in by using an
alphabetic suffix. The second and third elements represent the number
for presumed author (the a libellis or magister libellorum),
and the number of the constitution in the sequence of that author's
texts. Note that this last number can be repeated where more than one
textual extract is thought to belong to a larger constitution. Note
that Honoré does not give separate entries for 'doublet' or 'sibling'
texts, but these are provided by the table. Thus some Honoré
numbers occur more than once. The second and third elements are not
present for texts that Honoré does not assign to a magister
libellorum.
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| Titulus
| The heading or title under which a text appears in its
source work.
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| Source Cited
| This gives any further source cited as the ultimate origin
for a text (e.g. attribution to the Codex Gregorianus or Hermogenianus
in the Collatio or Consultatio).
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| Titulus (source)
| The heading or title under which a text is stated to have
appeared within that ultimate source work.
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| Doublet
| Another copy of the same text within the same work (i.e.
twin-texts within CJ).
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| Sibling
| Another copy of the text, but in an unrelated work (e.g.
in both CJ and FV).
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| Join
| A text which is considered to be another part of the same
constitution.
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| Association
| A text, which while not part of the same constitution,
may be related to it in some other way (e.g. based on same/similar date
or recipient).
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| Correspondence
| A text with any other type of relationship worthy of note.
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| Excerpta
| Later works that quote the text verbatim, derived from
this version.
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| Citation
| A non-verbatim reference to the text in a later work.
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| Author (actual)
| The emperor who actually issued the pronouncement. For
details, see the list of emperors.
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| Author (recorded)
| The issuer as recorded or implied by the source work.
Where the name is presumed by the phrase 'Idem A.' in the Codes, this
is indicated.
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| Author (theoretical)
| The full theoretical imperial college. Full details of
these colleges is given in the list of imperial
colleges.
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| Addressee name
| The addressee's name as recorded in the text (manuscript
variants are usually only recorded in the critical apparatus with the
text). Note that, since most names are given in the dative, it is sometimes
unclear what the correct nominative form might be, or even if the recipient
is male or female. The Greek Lexicon
of Personal Names database has been used to audit the plausibility
of many names in cases of doubt.
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| Addressee identity
| The identity of an addressee as recorded in PIR or PLRE.
Since these works were designed to include only people of some rank,
this field is seldom used in this table, since the majority of named
recipients are otherwise unknown private individuals.
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| Addressee office (recorded)
| The addressee's office or quality as recorded (e.g. praeses,
miles, ueteranus).
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| Addressee office (expected)
| The addressee's office or quality as expected (usually
the same as that 'recorded')
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| Text
| The main text. For most items in this table, this follows
Honoré's text and choice of critical apparatus. The headings
and subscripts, which he does not reproduce, have been added back. These
are given in capitals, the main text in lower case. Editorial material
appears in brackets. Inscriptions usually appear in a TRANSCRIBED UPPER
CASE VERSION, then a lower case reconstruction.
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| Authority
| The source details (e.g. manuscripts, inscriptions, papyri).
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| Translation
| An English translation, or reference to one. Generally
blank is this table.
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| Scholia
| Text of any ancient annotations or commentary.
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| Datum (MS)
| Date of issue as recorded in the manuscripts, allowing
for the fact that manuscripts may disagree or the date be an impossible
one. Note that all dates are given in the format: yyy/mm/dd.
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| Datum (Mommsen)
| Date of issue as given in Mommsen's Gesammelte Schriften
II (Berlin, 1905) ch. 21[for the period 284-305 only].
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| Datum (Barnes)
| Date of issue as accepted by Barnes, New Empire ch. 3
(284-305 only).
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| Datum (Honoré)
| Date of issue as given by Honoré's palingenesia.
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| Datum (other)
| Any other alternative proposed datings.
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| Datum (preferred)
| Date preferred by the database.
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| DatLocation (recorded)
| Place of issue as recorded, but given in the Latin nominative
form.
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| DatLocation (expected)
| Place of issue expected (in the Latin nominative form).
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| AccLecPropositum (recorded)
| Date of posting or receipt as recorded in the source.
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| AccLecPropositum (Honoré)
| Date of posting as given by Honoré's palingenesia.
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| AccLecPropositum (preferred)
| Date of posting or receipt preferred by the database.
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| AccLecPropLocation (recorded)
| Place of posting or receipt as recorded, but given in
the Latin nominative form.
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| AccLecPropLocation (expected)
| Place of posting or receipt as expected (in the Latin
nominative form).
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| Conss (recorded)
| The consuls recorded (allowing for manuscript disagreements).
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| Conss (preferred)
| The consuls preferred by the database.
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| Notes
| Any explanatory notes, with bibliography.
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