Sextus_Pomponius

Sextus Pomponius

Sextus Pomponius

2nd century Roman jurist

Sextus Pomponius (fl. 2nd century) was a Roman jurist who lived during the reigns of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius.[1]

Name

Sextus was a fairly common Roman given name (praenomen) while his surname seems to indicate he belonged to the Pomponia family (gens). Other writers have expressed a view that the name Sextus Pomponius was shared by another jurist, although Puchta suggested the assumption of two Pomponii was unsupported by the evidence.[2]

Works

S. Pomponius wrote a book on the law up to the time of Hadrian, known as the Enchiridion (Greek: Ἐγχειρίδιον, Enkheidírion, "Handbook").[3][4] A long excerpt of the work forms part of Justinian's Digest dealing with the origin of the Roman Constitution and various offices.

References

  1. [1]
    Henry John Roby (1886). An Introduction to the Study of Justinian's Digest: Containing an Account of Its Composition & of the Jurists Used Or Referred to Therein. University Press. pp. 172–.
  2. [2]
    Cursus der Institution, vol. i. p. 444.
  3. [3]
    Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Roman Law" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  4. [4]
    William Smith (1849). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology: Oarses-Zygia. J. Walton. pp. 494–.
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