&sq=&lang=&file=File:Institutes_de_Ga%C3%AFus.png) 1843 French edition of Gaius' textbook translated by M. L. Domenget | |
| Author | Gaius |
|---|---|
| Original title | Institutiones |
| Language | Latin |
| Genre | Roman private law textbook |
Publication date | c. 161 AD |
| Publication place | Roman Empire |
The Institutes (Latin: Institutiones; from instituere, 'to establish')[1] are a beginners' textbook[2] on Roman private law written around 161 AD by the classical Roman jurist Gaius. They are considered to be "by far the most influential elementary-systematic presentation of Roman private law in late antiquity, the Middle Ages and modern times".[3] The content of the textbook was thought to be lost until 1816, when a manuscript of it − probably of the 5th century − was discovered by Barthold Georg Niebuhr.[4]
The Institutes are divided into four books: The first book considers the legal status of persons (personae), the second and third deal with things (res), while the fourth discusses Roman civil procedure (actiones).[1] The original Latin text with an English translation by Francis De Zulueta covers around 300 pages (with critical notes).[5]
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- ^ McLeod 2016.
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