Episode CXX - Adultery
Emperors of Rome
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Can't Lead a Donkey Down the Main Street on a Tuesday?
The law was passed in the reign of augustus. The husband can be charged as a pimp if he decides not to prosecute his wife for adultery. If it's proven, she and her lover will be exiled to separate islands. But i think this also speaks to the fact that this is really about the roman elite.
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