La fama nell’ordinamento romano. I casi di Afrania e di Lucrezia

The article starts from an examination of statutory and pretorian law on the legal elements of infamia and ignominia. In this context it sheds light on the influence of the censor’s control activity on the social and legal phenomenon of fama. The results thus obtained are verified by the analysis of...

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Main Author:	Tiziana J. Chiusi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Firenze University Press 2011-07-01
Series:	Storia delle Donne
Subjects:	fama infamia ignominia postulare pro alios Afrania Lucrezia
Online Access:	https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/sdd/article/view/2485

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spelling	doaj-51a58ed159cf46fb8ee116030ce4cf122021-04-02T17:17:50ZengFirenze University PressStoria delle Donne1826-75131826-75052011-07-017110.13128/SDD-96088875La fama nell’ordinamento romano. I casi di Afrania e di LucreziaTiziana J. ChiusiThe article starts from an examination of statutory and pretorian law on the legal elements of infamia and ignominia. In this context it sheds light on the influence of the censor’s control activity on the social and legal phenomenon of fama. The results thus obtained are verified by the analysis of two types of women, Afrania and Lucretia, both actors and, although in different ways, “victims” of their own fama. However, while Afrania remains a prisoner of the mechanism of fama, Lucretia is able to use it successfully.https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/sdd/article/view/2485famainfamiaignominiapostulare pro aliosAfraniaLucrezia
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title	La fama nell’ordinamento romano. I casi di Afrania e di Lucrezia
title_short	La fama nell’ordinamento romano. I casi di Afrania e di Lucrezia
title_full	La fama nell’ordinamento romano. I casi di Afrania e di Lucrezia
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title_full_unstemmed	La fama nell’ordinamento romano. I casi di Afrania e di Lucrezia
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publisher	Firenze University Press
series	Storia delle Donne
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publishDate	2011-07-01
description	The article starts from an examination of statutory and pretorian law on the legal elements of infamia and ignominia. In this context it sheds light on the influence of the censor’s control activity on the social and legal phenomenon of fama. The results thus obtained are verified by the analysis of two types of women, Afrania and Lucretia, both actors and, although in different ways, “victims” of their own fama. However, while Afrania remains a prisoner of the mechanism of fama, Lucretia is able to use it successfully.
topic	fama infamia ignominia postulare pro alios Afrania Lucrezia
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La fama nell’ordinamento romano. I casi di Afrania e di Lucrezia

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