Ad legem Iuliam et Papiam libri
Ex libro IV
Dig. 1,6,10Ulpianus libro quarto ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. Si iudex nutriri vel ali oportere pronuntiaverit, dicendum est de veritate quaerendum, filius sit an non: neque enim alimentorum causa veritati facit praeiudicium.
Ulpianus, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book IV. Where a judge decides that a child is to be brought up or supported, it should be held that it must be certainly ascertained whether it is his son or not; a ruling as to support cannot prejudice the truth.
Dig. 1,7,46Ulpianus libro quarto ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. In servitute mea quaesitus mihi filius in potestatem meam redigi beneficio principis potest: libertinum tamen eum manere non dubitatur.
Ulpianus, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book IV. A son begotten by me while in slavery can be brought under my authority by the indulgence of the Emperor; still, there is no question that such a son remains in the class of freedmen.
Dig. 36,2,23Ulpianus libro quarto ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. Cum in annos singulos legatum relinquitur, sine dubio per annos singulos inspecta condicione legatarii aut capere. et si plurium servus sit, singulorum dominorum erunt personae spectandae.
Ulpianus, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book IV. Where a legacy is bequeathed payable every year, it is said that there is no doubt that the condition of the legatee should be investigated every year, to determine whether he is capable of receiving it; and if he is a slave belonging to several masters, the condition of the different masters must be investigated.
Dig. 49,15,9Ulpianus libro quarto ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. Apud hostes susceptus filius si postliminio redierit, filii iura habet: habere enim eum postliminium nulla dubitatio est post rescriptum imperatoris Antonini et divi patris eius ad Ovinium Tertullum praesidem provinciae Mysiae inferioris.
Ulpianus, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book IV. When a child born in the hands of the enemy returns under the law of postliminium, he will be entitled to the privileges of a son; for, according to a Rescript of the Emperor Antoninus and his Divine Father, addressed to Ovinius Tertullus, Governor of the Province of lower Mysia, there is no doubt that he has the right of postliminium.
Dig. 50,16,133Ulpianus libro quarto ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. Si quis sic dixerit ‘ut intra diem mortis eius aliquid fiat’, ipse quoque dies, quo quis mortuus est, numeratur.
Ulpianus, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book IV. Where anyone provides that something shall be done before his death, the very day on which he died is counted.
Dig. 50,16,135Ulpianus libro quarto ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. Quaeret aliquis si portentosum vel monstrosum vel debilem mulier ediderit vel qualem visu vel vagitu novum, non humanae figurae, sed alterius, magis animalis quam hominis, partum, an, quia enixa est, prodesse ei debeat? et magis est, ut haec quoque parentibus prosint: nec enim est quod eis imputetur, quae qualiter potuerunt, statutis obtemperaverunt, neque id quod fataliter accessit, matri damnum iniungere debet.
Ulpianus, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book IV. Where a woman brings forth a child that is deformed, or a monster, or defective, or which has something unusual in its appearance or its voice, and which has no resemblance to a human being, but seems to be rather an animal than a man, someone may ask, will it be any benefit to her to have brought such a creature into the world? The better opinion is, that consideration must be had for its parents, for they ought not to be censured, as they have done their duty as far as they could, nor should the mother be prejudiced, because an unfortunate occurrence has taken place.
Dig. 50,17,209Ulpianus libro quarto ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. Servitutem mortalitati fere comparamus.
Ulpianus, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book IV. We, to a certain extent, compare slavery with death.