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6 June 2019
Caritas Romana (“Roman Charity”) is the story of a woman named Pero, secretly breastfeeding her father Cimon after he was condemned to death by starvation. After the discovery of the daughter’s dedication (pietas ) Cimon was pardoned.
The story is described in the work of a Roman writer from the 1st century CE – Valerius Maximus, Factorum dictorumque memorabilum, libri IX . The legend comes from earlier Hellenistic sources and was often depicted in Roman frescos.
Sources Valeriusa Maximusa, Factorum dictorumque memorabilum
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