Furius Anthianus (or possibly Furius Anthus) was a
jurisconsult
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of
ancient Rome
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of uncertain date, though probably not later than the period of the emperor
Alexander Severus
Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – March 235), also known as Alexander Severus, was Roman emperor from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty. Alexander took power in 222, when he succeeded his slain co ...
,
[ Pierre Fran Besier, ''Dissertatio philologico-juridica inauguralis de Furio Anthiano Jcto, ejusque, quae in Pand. exstant, fragmentis'', Lug. Bat. 1803] that is, the 3rd century
AD.
Anthianus wrote a notable commentary on the
Praetor's Edict The Praetor's Edict ''(Edictum praetoris)'' in ancient Roman law was an annual declaration of principles made by the new ''praetor urbanus'' – the elected magistrate charged with administering justice within the city of Rome.Such Edicts were also ...
, which is in the Florentine manuscript to the
Digest (that is, the ''
Littera Florentina
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The codex, consisting of 907 leaves, is written in the Byzantine-Ravenna un ...
''). It is titled the ''Edict of Five Books'' (μέρος ἐδίκτου βιβλία πέντε), but there are only three extracts made from it in the Digest, and all of these are taken from the first book. This has led many to hold that the compilers of the Digest possessed only an imperfect copy of his work.
Notes
3rd-century Romans
Ancient Roman jurists
Furii
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