1727. CHRIST, Johann Friedrich - Historia legis Scatiniae. Antiquorum codicum testimoniis emendandis illustrandis passim distincta.

Halle, Johannes Christophorus Krebs, 1727. Without wrappers. 28 p. In Latin. 1st edition. Number written on title. Paper browned. Homosexuality and Roman Law, a dissertation. ‘The History of Scatinian Law. Illustrating and rectifying the various evidences from ancient codices’. A detailed examination of the name, history, and substance of the Lex Scatinia (or Scantinia), a Roman law meant to punish sexual contact between men and freeborn boys. The text of the law (from around 225 BC) has not survived, but there are several references to it, including Juvenal’s poetry. Early modern authors saw the Scatinia as the Roman equivalent to sodomy laws, but now there are more nuanced views on this.