Suasoria II AD
Calpurnius Flaccus - Exc. (Calpurnius FlaccusExc.39)
Text
Absentis viri fortis filium tyrannus petit sibi dedi denuntians bellum. Accepit. Regresso eo, suadetur bellum tyranno indici. Vir fortis contradicit.
Translation
Threatening war otherwise, a tyrant demands that the son of an absent war hero be surrendered to him. He got the son. When the hero returned, a proposal is made that war be declared on the tyrant. The war hero opposes this.
Main Characters
Hero, Son
Characters
Tyrant
Issues
Accusations
Declaration of war
Narrative themes
Heroism, Tyrant, War