Date: September 20th, 2025 10:24 AM
Author: peeface
No specific Roman law directly addresses punching a grandmother, as legal texts like the Twelve Tables or Digest of Justinian focus on broader categories of offenses. However, based on Roman legal and cultural principles, potential consequences could include:
Private Punishment: The paterfamilias might administer physical punishment (e.g., flogging) or disinherit the offender, effectively cutting them off from family wealth and status.
Fines or Compensation: Under iniuria laws, the offender might be required to pay a fine to the grandmother or her family, the amount depending on her social status and the severity of the act.
Social Consequences: The offender could face public shame, loss of reputation (existimatio), or exclusion from family and community roles, as such an act would be seen as deeply dishonorable.
Exile or Banishment: In extreme cases, particularly if the act was deemed a public scandal or if the grandmother was of high status (e.g., from a patrician family), the offender might face exile or temporary banishment (relegatio).
Religious Penalties: The act could be seen as offending the gods, requiring the offender to perform expiatory rituals or sacrifices to restore familial and divine harmony.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5777489&forum_id=2Vannesa#49286342)