Antiochus of Seleucia Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Code 40 of the Military Laws from Ruffus states that: A soldier who takes a girl by force and rapes her shall have his nose cut off, and the girl shall be given a third of his property Now, does this girl have to be a citizen? Could women in the empire own property on her own? If not, how did she maintain this land given directly to her? (I guess getting your nose cut off was more effective than putting up a sign in your front lawn!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochus of Seleucia Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 *bump* Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Well first women could own properties, even if she had to have a protector in order to draw contracts and make buisness. About the status of the victim, if your translation is complete then it is about both citizens and peregrine ( but not slave since they have no sex, being objects ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 It would have to be pretty blatant too. Soldiers were notorious for sticking together and any crimes against them were tried by military court martial. Considering how lax the romans could be about enforcing rape charges, given the difficulties in the ancient world of actually proving guilt, it went unpunished in a lot of cases I'd imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochus of Seleucia Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Thanks guys. The Military Laws from Ruffus came about after the Roman Empire was Christianized, so I can see how this punishment would be enforced, if they were caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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