Ulpius_Marcellus_(jurist)

Ulpius Marcellus (jurist)

Ulpius Marcellus (jurist)

2nd-century Roman jurist-consultant and writer

Ulpius Marcellus was a Roman Equestrian and member of the gens Ulpia. He was a lawyer from Asia Minor.[1] It is possible he was an advisor to Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius.[2] Marcellus also wrote several books. The jurist Ulpius Marcellus could be the same as the legate Ulpius Marcellus or the governor of Britannia.

Biography

He was a lawyer of either freedman or provincial status from Asia Minor.[1][3] It is possible he was an advisor to Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius.[2] However, the lateness of his time and him not being an advisor to Hadrian indicate that he most likely was not an advisor. Marcellus may also have been a legate and pro-praetor in Pannonia Inferior sometime between 105 and 180 CE. Or the governor of Britannia from 161 to 169 CE.[4] In 158 CE, Ulpius may have become Consul.[5] He wrote at least five books: On the Duties of the Consul, Consultative Opinions, Cervidius Scaevola, and 31 of the Digesta. He also published notes on Julianus's books criticizing some of his innovations.

References

  1. [1]
    Honoré, Tony (2005), Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony (eds.), "Ulpius Marcellus", The Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-860641-3, retrieved 2020-06-07
  2. [2]
    Honoré, Tony (2016-03-07). "Ulpius, Marcellus, lawyer, mid-2nd cent. CE". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.6636. ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. [3]
    Birley, Anthony (2005). The Roman Government of Britain. Great Britain: OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0199-252-374.
  4. [4]
    Roby, Henry John (1884). An Introduction to the Study of Justinian's Digest Containing an Account of Its Composition and of the Jurists Used Or Referred to Therein, Together with a Full Commentary on One Title (De Usufructu). The University Press.
  5. [5]
    Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity. London: Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1898.


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