Controversia I BC
Cic. - Inv. (Cic.Inv.2.124)
Text
tum relatio criminis, ut in eo milite, qui, cum communis lex omnium hominem occidere vetaret, tribunum militum [suum], qui vim sibi afferre conaretur, occidit.
Translation
Sometimes relatio criminis (retort of accusation) is used; an exemple is the case of the soldier who killed a military tribune who offered him violence, although the universal law of the human race forbids killing a man.
Main Characters
Soldier
Characters
Tribune
Issues
Scriptum et voluntas (+ relatio criminis)
Accusations
Murder
Narrative themes
Rape
Legal references
Historical references
104 bc: cfr. val. max. 6.1.12, Cic. mil. 9, Plut. mar. 14.3-5, Quint. inst. 3.11.14