Controversia II AD
Calpurnius Flaccus - Exc. (Calpurnius FlaccusExc.31)
Text
“Et matres et sorores in adulterio deprehensas liceat occidere”. Quidam cum sororem deprehendisset, occidit. Furorem passus resipiit. Invenit et matrem. Non occidit. Abdicatur a patre.
Translation
“One may kill both mothers and sisters caught in the act of adultery”. When a certain man caught his sister in the act, he killed her. After suffering from insanity, he came to his senses again. He also discovered his mother in the act. He did not kill her. He is disowned by his father.
Main Characters
Son
Characters
Father, Mother, Sister
Issues
Accusations
Disowning
Narrative themes
Adultery, Insanity
Legal references
Et matres et sorores in adulterio deprehensas liceat occidere - adultery