Sabinus (Masurius Sabinus)

AbstractThe article examines the life and work of the jurist Masurius Sabinus, an equestrian who lived in the early Principate and whom Tiberius permitted to give legal answers publicly, a teacher and eponymous head of a group of legal experts, the so‐called “Sabinian school.” His masterpiece, thelibri tres iuris civilis, a short axiomatic treatise on civil law, was commented on by Pomponius, Paul, and Ulpian. His works show a strong interest in the past and were of great importance for ancient scholarship (in particular theNoctes Atticaeof Aulus Gellius).