Controversia II AD
Calpurnius Flaccus - Exc. (Calpurnius FlaccusExc.34)
Text
"Rapta raptoris mortem aut indotatas nuptias petat". Raptam pater vinculis continet, raptor duci ad magistratus desiderat.
Translation
“A raped woman may ask for the death of the rapist or marriage to him without a dowry”. A father keeps his daughter in forced confinement after she was raped; the rapist wants her to be brought before the magistrates.
Main Characters
Father, Raped woman
Characters
Rapist
Issues
Accusations
Forced confinement
Narrative themes
Rape
Legal references
Rapta raptoris mortem aut indotatas nuptias petat - rape