Salvius Julianus

Lucius Octavius ​​Cornelius Publius Salvius Julianus Aemilianus ( * ca 108) was a Roman politician and an important lawyer.

Julian came from Hadrumetum in Africa. In his career of the Cursus honorum went through the honor career of a Roman politician. His preserved quaestor and his tribunate under Emperor Hadrian ( 117-138 ) to 138, he held his first high Magistracy which praetor. He's probably 141-147 been involved as Ärarpräfekt. ( Prefect aerarii Saturni item Militaris ).

In the year 148, Julian was full consul. This confirms both a military diploma of March of the same year, and the Fasti Ostienses. To 151/2 he was appointed legate of Germania inferior to the provincial capital Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium (Cologne ) was added. Also, as of the date of this office is a military diploma of September 152 information. Then Julian came as legate in the province of Hispania Citerior (probably 161-164 ) and in the Official year 167/8 he was finally proconsul of the province of Africa proconsularis. From there - from Pupput - comes an inscription, which is important for the development of the curriculum vitae of Julian. According to the Historia Augusta Julian was also Praefectus urbi, but is not this information properly. He was a member of the Quorum of the Quindecimviri sacris faciundis and was also Pontifex. His son Publius Salvius Julianus was consul in the year 175.

Julian was a friend of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. He worked as a legal writer and Respondent. He left 90 libri digesta, to adaptations of Urseius Ferox and Minicius. Sextus Caecilius Africanus His student has in addition, a collection of the decisions of the Julian issued ( Quaestiones ). All fonts are only in part and partly changed in the Digest of the late Roman emperor Justinian I (527-565 ) passed down. Nevertheless, the excellent accuracy of the decisions of Julian is still recognizable. Many of the solutions found by him are still applied today. Julian is probably the most significant Roman lawyer and is also considered one of the greatest jurists of all time.