Modestinus
Mŏdestīnus, i, m.,
- a Roman surname, Inscr. Marin. Frat. Arv. 36; Inscr. Grut. 712, 2.—So, Herennius Modestinus, a celebrated lawyer under Alexander Severus, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 68.
Modestīnus, ī, m., vollst. Herennius Modestinus, ein berühmter Rechtsgelehrter, Schüler des Domitius Ulpianus, Lehrer des Kaisers Maximinus des J., Capit. Maximin. 27, 5. Vgl. W. Teuffel Gesch. der röm. Literat.6 § 378, 7.
Mŏdestīnus, ī, m. , Hérennius Modestinus [jurisconsulte] : Lampr. Al. Sev. 68.
Modestīnus
Herennius. A late Roman jurist and pupil of the great lawyer Ulpian, who flourished A.D. 222-244. There are 345 extracts from his writings given in the Digest.