By Jack Ludlow
With barbarians on the gate and enemies inside, males needs to struggle for the soul of the Republic and the best empire on the earth. A cave hacked out of the rock, lit through flickering torches - younger boys entice the famed Roman oracle for a glimpse into their destiny. The Sybil attracts a blood-red form of an eagle with wings outstretched. An omen of loss of life. As they flee from the collapse worry, Aulus and Lucius make an oath of loyalty until eventually dying. An oath that might be demonstrated within the future years. Thirty years on and Aulus, now Rome's so much profitable common, faces his hardest conflict. Barbarian rebels have captured his spouse, and are challenging the withdrawal of Roman legions from their land in go back for her existence. it really is unthinkable for Aulus to agree, and he fears her lifestyles has to be forfeit to Rome. in the meantime, Lucius has risen to excessive rank within the Senate; a place he makes use of and abuses. but if Lucius is suspected of arranging a homicide, the very foundations of the Republic are threatened. Lucius and Aulus quickly locate themselves on very varied facets of the clash - might be the prophecy of the eagle will come actual finally. background and event, brutality and braveness mix to robust impact, making 'The Pillars of Rome' a superb beginning to the 'Republic' sequence.
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2: De adquirenda vel amittenda possessione. 2: Apiscimur autem possessionem per nosmet ipsos. Furiosus et pupillus sine tutoris auctoritate non potest incipere possidere. 5: Item adquirimus possessionem per servum aut filium, qui in potestate est. : possideri autem possunt, quae sunt corporalia. 1: Et apiscimur possessionem corpore et animo. 2 A Casebook on Roman Property Law A. Means of Acquisition: corpore et animo Apart from the exceptions to be discussed in subsection B, possession in principle can be acquired only corpore et animo (these terms of art are best used in place of translations) Animus [the nominative form of animo] is the intention to possess; corpore [lit.
His most important work, tres libri iuris civilis [“Three books on the ius civile”], was studied and discussed throughout the whole classical period and served as the topic of extensive commentaries by Pomponius, Paul, and Ulpian (all of which were entitled ad Sabinum). 51). Acquiring Possession 27 CASE 11 (Continued) 1) Analysis of Trebatius’ legal reasoning: a) Does a seal suffice to establish the physical relationship? b) Is the buyer’s animus possidendi [“intention of possessing”] present? c) Is this animus already expressed through the purchase itself?
Note on the Text: On videtur (“counts as”), see below under Case 72. Discussion Questions: 1) Is delivery of the keys understood as a “symbolic” transfer of the goods (cf. “through symbols” in § 427 of the Austrian Civil Code, quoted below), or as an “actual” one? 2) How does Papinian conceptualize the acquisition of possession, since he requires that the keys be delivered in front of the warehouse and not in some other place? 3) Is it relevant whether other copies of the delivered keys exist, and who has them in hand?