Res mancipi

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Ancient Roman slaves constituted res mancipi

Res mancipi was one of the categories of property in Roman law. The other was res nec mancipi.

Romans viewed res mancipi as that property of particular importance to them, at least in early

slaves, and rustic and praedial servitudes are all res mancipi. Gaius goes on to say that res mancipi may only be conveyed formally, that is either by the mancipatio ceremony, or in iure cessio
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The distinction between res mancipi and res nec mancipi was formally abolished by

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  2. ^ "The Institutes of Gaius". thelatinlibrary.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  3. ^ Derivative methods of acquisition of ownership (PDF). 2014. pp. 1–72. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2021.