Controversia II AD
Calpurnius Flaccus - Exc. (Calpurnius FlaccusExc.46)
Text
"Lex raptarum". "Indemnatos liberos liceat occidere". Quidam rapuit et fugit. De raptu puella concepit et peperit. Reverso raptore, puella mortem raptoris optavit. Filium ille indemnatum vult occidere. Rapta contradicit.
Translation
“The law concerning raped women”. “One may execute one's children without a trial”. A certain man committed rape and then ran away. The girl conceived a child from the rape and gave birth. When the rapist returned, the girl demanded the rapist's death. The man wants to execute his son without a trial. The rape victim opposes this.
Main Characters
Raped woman, Rapist
Characters
Son
Issues
Accusations
Execution of the children without trial
Narrative themes
Rape
Legal references
Indemnatos liberos liceat occidere - condemnation without trial, Lex raptarum - rape