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Gaius
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120–180 · Roman jurist (2nd century AD)

Also known as: Caius, Гай, 가이우스 (법률가), ガイウス, 蓋烏斯, 法學家蓋烏斯

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Known works

  • Institutiones (1861)
  • Gaii Institvtionvm commentarii qvattvor (1842)
  • Imp. Caes. Iustiniani Institutionum libri IIII
  • Gaii Institutionum iuris civilis commentarii quatuor (1871)
  • The Institutes of Gaius and Rules of Ulpian (1880)