AUTHENTICKS, AUTHENTICA; in the Civil Law, is a name given to the Novels of Justinian. See NOVEL. The reason of the denomination is not well known.—Alciat will have it to have been first given them by Accursius.
They were originally composed in Greek, and afterwards translated into Latin by the Patrician Julian, who also reduced them into fewer words and less compass.—In the time of Bulgarus, there was a second version made, more exact and literal, though not quite so elegant as the former.
This translation, says the author just cited, being preferred by Accursius, he called it the Authentica, by way of preference over that of Julian, as being more conformable to the original.
The Authenticks or Novels are divided into IX Collations, or chapters. See CHAPTER, CIVIL LAW, etc.
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