Udział sekretarzy ab epistulis i a libellis w procesie tworzenia reskryptow cesarskich
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https://doi.org/10.12775/SIT.2011.003Keywords
ab epistulis, a libellis, Hadrian, Roman Law, Imperial Law, Imperial Rescripts, epistulae, subscriptionesAbstract
The Secretaries ab epistulis and a libellis were very important element of Imperial administration. Only these high civil off icials participated in creating Imperial Law. The bureau of Imperial correspondence (ab epistulis) was receiving letters from off icial sources, but the bureau of petitions (a libellis) was receiving the petitions addressed by private individuals to the Emperor. These central departments created two forms of Imperial Rescripts: epistulae and subscriptiones. The Emperor Hadrian reorganized the chancery, which became the state pillar of administration. Since that moment the Rescripts as Imperial Constitutions became very common. Who was responsible for creation of Imperial Rescripts? The Emperor or professional Secretaries? What tasks did the Secretaries perform? These questions have been the matter of academic discussion for a long time. Basing on Roman Law, epigraphic material and literary sources the article presents the Rescripts as a source of Roman Imperial Law. Moreover, it concentrates on the legislative participation of the Secretaries in creating Imperial Rescripts.
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