Jurists of the second century
Beginning near the end of the first century ce, and especially in the second century, the leading jurists were involved in the imperial administration. This was true, for instance, of Javolenus Priscus, Titius Aristo, and Neratius Prisco.
Javolenus Priscus was one of the most influential jurists of his time and leader of the Sabinians after Caelius Sabinus. He was consul in 86 ce and governor of Germania Superior, Syria, and Africa. Titius Aristo was a member of Trajan’s council, and Neratius Priscus, head of the Proculians, was consul in 97 ce and a member of the councils, probably those of Trajan and Hadrian.As mentioned earlier, Emperor Hadrian reorganized the administration, giving jurists new opportunities to develop a legal career. This restructuring required improvements in legal education, and during this time celebrated new teachers emerged, such as Gaius and Pomponius. Jurists also were more devoted to casuistry than before. The most distinguished jurists of this time were P. Juventius Celsus, the son of a great lawyer of the same name (Celsus pater), and Salvius Julianus. They were the heads of the two principal rival schools: Celsus the Younger of the Proculians, and Julianus of the Sabinians. The greater of the two was Julianus, whom many legal historians consider the most talented and superlative of all Roman jurists, including Papinian.
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