In the philosophical lexicon of the Hellenistic and Roman period, the Greek expression nomos empsychos (“living law”) denotes an attribution of the good ruler, conceived of as being law embodied. Although the paths of dissemination of the expression as such cannot be traced accurately, the fundamental idea of the ruler as a living law is also common to Roman conceptions of the emperor and the law throughout the centuries. Eventually, in the sixth century, by means of Justinian's self-designation as nomos empsychos sent by God, the expression also found its way into imperial statute law.
Nomos empsychos
Rotiroti, Francesco
2025-01-01
Abstract
In the philosophical lexicon of the Hellenistic and Roman period, the Greek expression nomos empsychos (“living law”) denotes an attribution of the good ruler, conceived of as being law embodied. Although the paths of dissemination of the expression as such cannot be traced accurately, the fundamental idea of the ruler as a living law is also common to Roman conceptions of the emperor and the law throughout the centuries. Eventually, in the sixth century, by means of Justinian's self-designation as nomos empsychos sent by God, the expression also found its way into imperial statute law.File in questo prodotto:
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