Controversia II AD
Calpurnius Flaccus - Exc. (Calpurnius FlaccusExc.45)
Text
"Indemnatos liberos liceat occidere". Tyrannus finitimae civitatis, sub minis belli, adulescentem speciosum postulavit. Civitas decrevit. Pater illum lege indemnatorum peremit. Reus est laesae rei publicae.
Translation
“One may execute children without a trial”. The tyrant of a neighboring state, subject to the risk of war, demanded a handsome young man. The state consented. His father executed him in accordance with the law concerning those who can be condemned without a trial. He is then accused of harming the state.
Main Characters
Father
Characters
Son, Tyrant
Issues
Accusations
Harming the state
Narrative themes
Execution, Tyrant, War
Legal references
Indemnatos liberos liceat occidere - condemnation without trial