Controversia II AD
Calpurnius Flaccus - Exc. (Calpurnius FlaccusExc.32)
Text
Qui filios habebat unum oratorem, alterum militem, reus proditionis factus est. Pendente iudicio, miles fortiter fecit. Petit praemio abolitionem iudicii. Contradicit frater orator.
Translation
A man who had two sons, one an orator, the other a soldier, was accused of treason. While his trial was pending, the soldier fought heroically. He seeks as his reward the cancellation of the trial. His brother, the orator, speaks in opposition.
Main Characters
Father
Characters
Sons
Issues
Accusations
Cancellation of the trial - reward
Narrative themes
Heroism, Treason
Legal references
Viro forti praemium - hero