Controversia II AD

Calpurnius Flaccus - Exc. (Calpurnius FlaccusExc.4)

Text

"Damnatus parricidii anno custodiatur". Qui sub noverca damnatus est, vult illum pater domi custodire. Ille petit, ut publico carcere servetur.

Translation

“A person convicted of parricide shall be kept in custody for a year”. A certain man was convicted of parricide during the ascendancy of a stepmother in the household. His father wants to keep him in custody at home. The son sues to be kept in the state prison.


Main Characters

Father, Son

Characters

Stepmother

Issues

Accusations

Place of the custody

Narrative themes

Parricide, Stepmother's ascendancy

Legal references

Damnatus parricidii anno custodiatur - parricide

Historical references