Giochi, spettacoli e disordini. A proposito di D. 48.19.28.3
Mandas, Anna Maria
2019-01-01
Abstract
Quite often, during games and shows in Rome and the province, serious unrest broke out among the public, a famous example of which is the clash in the amphitheatre of Pompeii in 59 AD, described by Tacitus in the Annales (14.17). According to one author, there is a close connection between the facts described by Tacitus and a well-known fragment by Callistratus (D. 48.19.28.3), where the jurist deals with the sanctions that could have been imposed on those “qui volgo se iuvenes appellant”, for being associated with the adclamationes popularium. The idea of a common legal basis is not convincing. In this contribution, it will be observed how, unlike Tacitus (who refers only to penalties applied to the organiser and the city of Pompeii), Callistratus has decided to pay particular attention - as far as sanctions are concerned - to the iuvenes who, during the shows, had behaved in a turbulent and seditious way, since all too often the places dedicated to the shows, especially in some cities in the province, had been the theatre of violent protests - or, in any case, too much inflamed behaviours - by the public.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.