Del derecho romano al derecho administrativo: La dogmatica odierna y metodología aplicativa como hilo conductor

This article analyzes the methodological feasibility of applying the dogmatic categories of contemporary administrative law to the study of normative sources of Roman law, particularly in its fiscal dimension. Taking the Edictum de pretiis rerum venalium of 301 A. D. as the axis of analysis, this article explores the notions of competence, authority, organization, administrative activity, and legal guarantees from functional and teleological perspectives. Using the methodologies of contemporary Roman legal dogmatics and administrative law, the article argues that certain normative instruments of Roman public law can be understood as premodern forms of administrative action structured around utilitas publica as a legitimizing principle. The study seeks to demonstrate the existence of shared rational structures that enable the reconstruction of the functional content of administrative action in Rome in legally coherent terms. This, in turn, provides a solid foundation for dialogue between legal history and modern legal theory