Controversia II AD
Calpurnius Flaccus - Exc. (Calpurnius FlaccusExc.49)
Text
ADULTERUM CUM ADULTERA LICEAT OCCIDERE. REUS CAEDIS ADVOCATUM QUEM VOLET, ELIGAT. Erat infamis in nurum. Invenit adulescens incertum quem adulterum, capite velato. Uxorem solam peremit. Fit reus caedis. Advocatum patrem postulat. Contradicit.
Translation
ONE MAY KILL AN ADULTERER ALONG WITH THE ADULTERESS. A PERSON CHARGED WITH MURDER MAY SELECT THE ADVOCATE OF HIS CHOICE. A man was suspected of misconduct with his daughter-in-law. The young (husband) discovered some man as the adulterer, but unidentifiable because his head was covered. He killed only his wife. He is accused of murder. As his advocate he requests his father. The father opposes this.
Main Characters
Father, Son
Characters
Wife
Issues
Accusations
Choice of the advocate
Narrative themes
Adultery, Covered head, Misconduct
Legal references
Adulterum cum adultera liceat occidere - adultery, Murder (reus caedis advocatum quem volet, eligat)