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@Avilich: What are the sources for the name of "Pacuvius Labeo", to which you moved the page? Graves, on whose entry the article is based, calls him Quintus Antistius Labeo. P Aculeius moved the page to Quintus for this reason in 2009. Sandstein 07:45, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Avilich, in this case, have these sources something to say about why the name "Quintus" is wrong? We should address the issue of the name in the article if possible, since apparently there are older sources that use Quintus. Sandstein 13:53, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The sources say that the name "Antistius" comes from a single corruption of text in the Digest, and they also say explicitly that his forename is unknown, i.e. not "Quintus". They never mention "Quintus" specifically, and they don't show awareness that one older source (Graves) used it, so I can't say where that one comes from. Labeo's entry in the Pauly-Wissowa also shows zero awareness of "Quintus". It's tempting to simply dismiss Graves's entry in the DGRBM, a considerably outdated publication (1849), as an error, especially since Graves doesn't mention where the name comes from either. A sentence could be written about this, but it just seems simpler to hide the title of Graves's entry displaying the incorrect form, especially since I know of no other source which gives it that way. Avilich (talk) 14:11, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Avilich, normally I'd agree, but in this case the article text is based on Graves, so we probably can't just avoid citing him. A brief note about the name would be helpful, I'd think. Sandstein 14:21, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
