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<p>This paper has discussed a variety of terms used in classical Roman law to denote land, namely: praedium, fundus, locus, possessio, villa, ager, solum. Apart from those, terminology used for land in the classical law period comprised: res quae solo continentur/tenentur (things related to land), res solo cohaerentes (things attached to land) or simply res soli (real property), while the term res immobiles, meaning real property, appeared in the sources of Roman law as late as in the post-classical period.</p>
<p>The analysis of the selected sources of Roman law indicates that the scope of those terms was wider or narrower, which means that they sometimes coincided or overlapped, and as a result they were sometimes used interchangeably. The terminology in this respect fluctuated, and the scope of individual terms was being determined by Roman jurists when resolving individual cases. The preserved sources of Roman law indicate that although attempts were made to define individual terms used in respect of land, Roman lawyers did not fully develop a complete division of land into individual categories.</p>
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This paper has discussed a variety of terms used in classical Roman law to denote land, namely: praedium, fundus, locus, possessio, villa, ager, solum. Apart from those, terminology used for land in the classical law period comprised: res quae solo continentur/tenentur (things related to land), res solo cohaerentes (things attached to land) or simply res soli (real property), while the term res immobiles, meaning real property, appeared in the sources of Roman law as late as in the post-classical period.
The analysis of the selected sources of Roman law indicates that the scope of those terms was wider or narrower, which means that they sometimes coincided or overlapped, and as a result they were sometimes used interchangeably. The terminology in this respect fluctuated, and the scope of individual terms was being determined by Roman jurists when resolving individual cases. The preserved sources of Roman law indicate that although attempts were made to define individual terms used in respect of land, Roman lawyers did not fully develop a complete division of land into individual categories.

Terminology used to Denote Real Property in the Sources of Classical Roman Law

PhD. hab., Professor of the University of Rzeszów

Ius Novum

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This paper has discussed a variety of terms used in classical Roman law to denote land, namely: praedium, fundus, locus, possessio, villa, ager, solum. Apart...

Terminology used to Denote Real Property in the Sources of Classical Roman Law

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2023

Pages: 205 - 217

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26399/iusnovum.v16.2.2022.22-r.swirgon-skok

Mots clés
land, real property, Roman law, praedium, fundus, locus, ager, solum

© 2022 Lazarski University, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Terminology used to Denote Real Property in the Sources of Classical Roman Law

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2023

Pages: 205 - 217

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26399/iusnovum.v16.2.2022.22-r.swirgon-skok

Mots clésland, real property, Roman law, praedium, fundus, locus, ager, solum

© 2022 Lazarski University, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
land, real property, Roman law, praedium, fundus, locus, ager, solum