Gallus Aelius
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Aelius Gallus
in the texts
Institutes of Roman Law
Roman jurist quoted by Festus defining nexum as whatever is transacted per aes et libram, termed necti.
Nexum and mancipium are clearly distinguished in the following well-known citation of Festus from the Twelve Tables—cum nexum faciet mancipiumque, uti lingua nuncupassit, ita jus esto.
The Rights of War and Peace
Roman jurist who defined the person restored by postliminium.
Gallus Ælius, in the first book of his explanation of law-terms, defines a person restored to his original situation by the right of postliminium, to be one, who had gone from his own country, in a free condition, to another, and returned to his own in consequence of such right.