Controversia II AD
Calpurnius Flaccus - Exc. (Calpurnius FlaccusExc.24)
Text
Lege indemnatorum interficiendum pater filium carnifici tradidit. Ille vult manu patris interfici. Pater ipse, qui fuerat offensus, ultro se non posse facere, quod coeperat, confitetur.
Translation
A father handed over his son to be killed, in accordance with the law concerning those condemned without a trial, to a professional executioner. The son wants to be killed by his father's hand. The father, for his part, who had been met with ill-success in this, freely admits that he is unable to finish what he had begun.
Main Characters
Father, Son
Characters
Executioner
Issues
Accusations
Choice of the executioner
Narrative themes
Parricide, Professional executioner
Legal references
Indemnatorum lex - condemnation without trial