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Res gestae is also used to refer to those facts or things done which form the basis or gravamen for a legal action. Res gestae is also used in the context of the doctrine of respondeat superior, or the law of vicarious liability. Particularly, res gestae refers to time, place, and in the interest of an employer. [10]
The Res gestae (Rerum gestarum libri XXXI) was originally composed of thirty-one books, but the first thirteen have been lost. [27] [b] The surviving eighteen books, covering the period from 353 to 378, [29] constitute the foundation of modern understanding of the history of the fourth century Roman Empire. They are lauded as a clear ...
The Res Gestae is especially significant because it gives an insight into the image Augustus presented to the Roman people. Various portions of the Res Gestae have been found in modern Turkey . The inscription itself is a monument to the establishment of the Julio-Claudian dynasty that was to follow Augustus.
res nova: a new thing A question of law on which no court has previously ruled, or a factual situation about which no court has previously ruled; a legal case without a precedent: res nullius: nobody's thing Ownerless property or goods. Such property or goods are able and subject to being owned by anybody. res publica: public affair
The earliest known mention of his name is in an inscription from 14 AD discovered in Antioch Pisidia known as Res Gestae Divi Augusti ('The Deeds of the Divine Augustus'), which states: "A great crowd of people came together from all over Italy to my election, ... when Publius Sulpicius (Quirinius) and Gaius Valgius were consuls."
res judicata: judged thing: A matter which has been decided by a court. Often refers to the legal concept that once a matter has been finally decided by the courts, it cannot be litigated again (cf. non bis in idem and double jeopardy). res, non verba "actions speak louder than words", or "deeds, not words"
Shapur I's Ka'ba-ye Zartosht inscription (shortened as Shapur-KZ, ŠKZ, [1] SKZ [2]), also referred to as The Great Inscription of Shapur I, [2] [3] and Res Gestae Divi Saporis (RGDS), [2] [1] is a trilingual inscription made during the reign of the Sasanian king Shapur I (r. 240–270) after his victories over the Romans. [1]
The complete Res gestae is known from four manuscripts and five fragments. It circulated more widely in several epitomes produced in the eighth and ninth centuries, the most prominent of which is the Zacher Epitome, named after its first editor, Julius Zacher, and known from 67 manuscripts. The latter retains most of the first book and ...