I am reading Justinian: The Digest of Roman Law and I came across the person Servius.
The passage reads as follows:
"When anyone takes possession of someone else’s property, even a single article, in order to cause an affront, he will be liable to an action. Similarly if anyone gives notice of the sale of a pledge which he has received from me, in order to defame me (as a defaulting debtor), Servius says I can bring an action for the insult”
What Servius are they refering to? Is it Servius Sulpicius Rufus or Servius Tullius?
Thanks,
Julia
Answer Dear Julia,
This Servius is exactly Servius Sulpicius Rufus, Roman jurist ( c. 106 BC- 43 BC) who wrote many treatises on law, which are not extant, though Servius is often quoted in The Digest of Roman Law, also known as the Pandects (Greek, 'Pandéktai'meaning 'All-containing', compiled by order of the emperor Justinian I in the 6th century AD as a part of the Corpus Juris Civilis ( The body of civil law) just issued under Justinian.
