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El apaleamiento en Roma durante el 133 a.C. (The Beating in Rome During 133 B.C.)

2018; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

1556-5068

Miguel Camilo Espinosa Ardila,

Torture, Ethics, and Law

Spanish Abstract: En Roma, durante el ano 133 a.C., la actividad legislativa del tribuno de la plebe Tiberio Sempronio Graco causo fuertes tensiones que terminaron en su ejecucion y la de sus seguidores, utilizando entre otros suplicios el apaleamiento hasta la muerte. Para explicar estos suplicios se estudian las fustigaciones, apaleamientos y flagelaciones a traves de los diferentes comportamientos que eran castigados o penados, develando funciones laicas, vengativas y expiatorias. De esta forma, su uso en el 133 a.C. se explica por el caracter expiatorio, teniendo en cuenta que la lex Sempronia de magistratus M. Octavio abrogando constituyo un atentado contra la sacrosanctitas tribunicia de Marco Octavio. Asi, el suplicio que se utilizo evidencia que Tiberio Sempronio Graco y sus partidarios fueron considerados traidores por sus opositores, muriendo con un suplicio que expiaria el mal cometido, aunque sus comportamientos no fueron tramitados penalmente. English Abstract: In Rome, during 133 B.C., the legislative activity of the tribune of the plebs Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus caused strong tensions that ended in his and his follower’s execution, using tormenting beatings to death. In order to explain these punishments, the fustigations, beatings, and flagellations are studied through the different behaviors that were punished, revealing lay, vengeful and expiatory functions. This use in 133 B.C. is explained by the expiatory character, taking into a consideration that the Lex Sempronia de magistratus M. Octavio abrogando constituted an attack against the sacrosanctitas tribunicia of Marcus Octavius. In consequence, the torture that was used evidence that Tiberio Sempronio Graco and his supporters were considered traitors by their opponents, dying with an ordeal that would expiate the evil committed, although their behaviors were not prosecuted criminally.