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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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