Slučajevi Vistilije i Emilije Lepide, primjeri prožimanja seksa i visoke politike u ranom Principatu / The Examples of Interweaving Sex and nd High Politics in the Early Principate - The Cases of Vistilia and Emilia Lepida
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Rome, Principate, sex, adultery, politics, judicial cases, Roman lawAbstract
During the reign of princeps Tiberius, 19th and 20th year AD. two judicial cases took place: “case Vistilia” and “case Aemilia Lepida”. The basic charge of both cases was sexual misconduct and adultery. The accused women belonged to the high Roman elite. Vistilia tried to evade the adultery law by losing her status as a matron and enrolling in prostitutes. The Senate prevented this by passing a corresponding law prohibiting women from knightly families from engaging in prostitution. Aemilia Lepida was attacked by her jealous ex-husband, and in addition to adultery, she was also accused of a number of other crimes. This process attracted considerable public attention in Rome, and the princeps himself was actively involved in it. Tiberius supported Qurinius, the accused’s ex-husband. Aemilia Lepida was defended by her brother, and she also had significant support from women from roman elite. However, during the process, her adultery was proven. Both women were punished by exile from Rome.
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