DIDOMI POLEITEIAN ROMAION. TREŚĆ I ZAKRES NADANIA OBYWATELSTWA W CONSTITUTIO ANTONINIANA
Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data
Level 5 by design analogy (historical legal textual analysis and scholarly interpretation, not clinical CEBM)
OpenAlex W2580368629 · doi:10.21697/zp.2010.10.1.07
What was done
The author performed a systematic legal and textual analysis of surviving ancient sources, focusing primarily on the Greek text preserved in the fragmentary *Papyrus Giessensis 42*, to evaluate the legal essence and scope of Roman citizenship granted under the *Constitutio Antoniniana* (Edict of Caracalla, 212 CE).
What was found
The abstract provides no quantitative metrics or specific textual reconstructions. It notes that while Ulpian described the edict as making inhabitants of the Roman world Roman citizens, the poor physical condition of *Papyrus Giessensis 42* and the brevity of ancient testimonies leave key questions regarding the exact content and legal limits of the grant unresolved.
Why it matters
This legal-historical analysis contributes to the ongoing scholarly debate regarding how universally Roman citizenship was extended across the empire in 212 CE and how the damaged primary papyrological evidence should be interpreted.
Limits
The abstract reports no empirical or quantitative data. Analysis is constrained by the heavily degraded and fragmentary state of the primary source (*P. Giss. 42*) and intentionally excludes broader historical contextual factors such as the imperial motives, surrounding political circumstances, and downstream societal consequences of the edict.
Cited by
- supports The primary surviving direct textual copy of the Edict of Caracalla is a torn, mutilated papyrus fragment containing a Greek translation.