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13 Mich. J. Gender & L. 75 (2006-2007)
Roman Rape: An Overview of Roman Rape Laws from the Republican Period to Justinian's Reign

handle is hein.journals/mjgl13 and id is 81 raw text is: ROMAN RAPE: AN OVERVIEW OF ROMAN RAPE LAWS FROM THE REPUBLICAN PERIOD TO JUSTINIAN'S REIGN Nghiem L. Nguyen* 1. WOMEN IN ROMAN SOCIETY • 76 II. INFLUENCES ON ROMAN SEXUAL VIOLENCE LAWS . 80 III. LEGAL CHARGES FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE 83 IV. NON-CRIMINALIZED SEXUAL VIOLENCE 85 V. LEGISLATION OF THE PRE-REPUBLIC AND THE REPUBLIC 86 VI. LEGISLATION OF THE PRINCIPATE 96 VII. LEGISLATION OF THE DOMINATE 103 CONCLUSION 112 0 rem ridiculam, Cato, et iocosam, dignamque auribus et tuo cachinno! ride quidquid amas, Cato, Catullum: res est ridicula et nimis iocosa. deprendi modo pupulum puellae trusantem; hunc ego, siplacet Dionae, protelo rigida mea cecidi.' -Catullus, Carmen 56 0 what afunny and ridiculous thing, Cato, Worthy ofyour ears and laugh! Laugh as much as you love Catullus, Cato: The thing isfunny and very much absurd. I just now caught a little boy thrusting into a girl; If it please Diona, I attacked him With my erect member like a spear. -Catullus, Poem 56 Associate, Davis Polk & Wardwell, London. B.A., magna cum laude, Columbia Uni- versity, 2000-Economics and Classical Studies; J.D., The University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2005; M.St., Oxford University, 2006-Women's Studies. The author would sincerely like to thank Mr. Andrea Bergamelli. 1. GMus VALERIUS CATULLUS Poem 56, in THE POEMS OF CATULLUS 102 (Peter Green trans. 2005). 2. Author's own translation.

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