NIEWERBALNE SPOSOBY NARUSZENIA CZCI W PRAWIE RZYMSKIM

Non-verbal Acts Damaging Reputation in Roman LawSummaryThe aim of this article is to present the non-verbal types of conductwhich damaged another person’s reputation under Roman Law.The author examines only those types of offensive conduct which didnot involve physical assault on an individual’s bodily integrity.The article analyses abusive conduct subject to the edictum de adtemptata pudicitia, the first regulation on this matter; and secondly conductpenalised under the edictum ne quid infamandi causa fiat. The latteredict marked the peak in the legislation providing protection against allkinds of vilifying behaviour. The latter edict is discussed on the basis ofpassages from Ulpian with examples of its application.