The Lawsuit of Justa of Herculaneum

Petronia Sp.f. Iusta vs. Calatoria Themis Archives A Lawsuit Recovered from the Ruins of Herculaneum In the year 75 AD a young woman named Justa (Petronia Sp.f. Iusta) brought a lawsuit against her mother’s former owner, Calatoria Themis. This lawsuit was filed in Herculaneum, a breezy seaside city that was populated by a number of …