Editing Herennius Modestinus (section)

{{Short description|3rd century Roman jurist}}
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'''Herennius Modestinus''', or simply '''Modestinus''', was a civil servant and a celebrated [[Roman law|Roman jurist]], a student of [[Ulpian]] who flourished about 250 AD.

He appears to have been a native of one of the [[Greek language|Greek]]-speaking provinces, or probably [[Dalmatia (Roman province)|Dalmatia]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} 
Possibly from 223 to 225 AD he was secretary ''a libellis'' under Emperor [[Alexander Severus]], and  about  228 he was ''[[praefectus vigilum]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/modestinus-herennius-e807960|title=Modestinus Herennius|work=Brill's New Pauli|access-date=25 April 2023}}</ref>
In [[Valentinian III|Valentinian]]'s ''[[Law of Citations]]'' he is classed with [[Papinian]], [[Julius Paulus|Paulus]], [[Gaius (jurist)|Gaius]] and [[Ulpian]],{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} as one of the five jurists whose recorded views were considered decisive. He is considered to be the last great jurist of the classic age of Roman law. 

He is mentioned in a rescript of [[Gordian III]] in the year 240 in connection with a [[responsum]] which he gave to the party to whom the rescript was addressed. No fewer than 345 passages in the ''Digest'' of the ''[[Corpus Juris Civilis]]'' are taken from his writings.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} He is the author of a collection of Responsa and Digesta written in 12 books.