Controversia II AD
Calpurnius Flaccus - Exc. (Calpurnius FlaccusExc.26)
Text
“Viro forti praemium”. “Vicarium poenae liceat offerre”. “Sacerdos Martis damnatum liberet”. Sacerdos Martis fortiter fecit. Tres liberi eius deseruerunt. Unum servavit privilegio sacerdotis, alterum praemio viri fortis. Offert se pro tertio vicarium.
Translation
“A war hero will receive a reward”. “One may offer [one’s self as] a substitute for punishment”. “A priest of Mars may free a condemned man”. A priest of Mars fought heroically. His three sons deserted. He saved one through his special privilege as a priest, the second through his reward for heroism. He offers himself as a substitute for the third.
Main Characters
Priest of mars
Characters
Three sons
Issues
Accusations
Sobstitution for the death penalty
Narrative themes
Desertion, Heroism, Priesthood
Legal references
Sacerdos martis damnatum liberet - priest, Vicarium poenae liceat offerre - punishment, Viro forti praemium - hero