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Ulpian (Dometius Ulpianus) (ŭl`pēən), d. 228, Roman jurist. He was a member of the council of the jurist Papinian. As Praetorian prefect from 222, he enjoyed the favor of the emperor Alexander Severus, and he was murdered by the jealous Praetorian Guard. Ulpian's Libri ad edictum [edicts], a statement of the policy he would follow while in office, survives only in excerpts. Much of the Corpus Juris Civilis Corpus Juris Civilis (kôr`pəs j ..... Click the link for more information. is extracted from Ulpian's writings. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A few chapters are aimed at contemporary individuals: Rudolph Agricola for two disagreements with Ulpian (1. According to the Roman lawyer Ulpian "A procurator is he who administers the affairs of another by the mandate of the principal" (Corpus juris civilis. The volume's editor, Uwe Baumann, has provided an introduction summarizing the essays and prepared two additional contributions himself: a discussion of the favorable estimation of Henry recorded by two minor Tudor writers, William Thomas and Ulpian Fulwell, and an assessment of representations of the king in modern historical fiction. |
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