PAULUS, Julius, one of the most eminent of the Roman
jurists, flourished in the third century. The only facts of his biography that are known with any degree of certainty are, that Elagabalus banished him; that Alexander Severus recalled him, and made him praefectus pratorio; that he was a contemporary of Ulpian and Papinian; and that he was a most voluminous writer on laws. All that we know regarding his qualities as an author is derived from 2083 excerpts in the Digest of Justinian. He was concise in style, subtle in thought, and comprehensive in judgment.