Controversia I BC
Cic. - Inv. (Cic.Inv.2.116)
Text
Paterfamilias, cum filium heredem faceret, vasorum argenteorum centum pondo uxori suae sic legauit: ‘HERES MEUS UXORI MEAE VASORUM ARGENTEORUM PONDO CENTUM, QUAE VOLET, DATO’. Post mortem eius, vasa magnifica et pretiose caelata petit a filio mater. Ille se, quae ipse vellet, debere dicit.
Translation
A father, in making his son his principal heir bequeathed to his wife a hundred pounds of silver plate in the following terms: LET MY HEIR GIVE TO MY WIFE A HUNDRED POUNDS OF SILVER PLATE AS DESIRED. Afther his death the mother askes her son for some magnificent examples of plate with costly chasing. He says that he is obliged to give her only what he desires.
Main Characters
Father, Son
Characters
Mother
Issues
Ambiguitas
Accusations
Exact interpretation of the will of the deceased
Narrative themes
Inheritance, Last will and testament