User:InformationvsInjustice/sandbox Magister libellorum

In Ancient Rome, the Magister libellorum (master of petitions) was an official in charge of receiving and responding to requests made to the emperor by private citizens. The position was created in the late third century as part of an effort to reform the Roman legal system.

History
Prior to its creation, the official with the task of dealing with petitions was called an a libelli. The renamed position was held by three prominent Roman jurists in its early years, Gregorius, Aurelius Arcadius Charisius, and Hermogenian. By assembling the decisions of prior emperors, they intended to create a system of precedents to guide local authorities and reduce the need for intervention on the part of the emperor.https://books.google.com/books?id=qDVXRO1CFXAC&pg=PA295&lpg=PA295&dq=magister+libellorum&source=bl&ots=FG35_V_U7Y&sig=ACfU3U00KkJotI1y9wqOU8ukn9pzh_Iubw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilrZKCnqbgAhUB1qwKHebmBxg4ChDoATABegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=magister%20libellorum&f=false pg 295