From Livy 21. 3, 4
<<. . . Barcinis nitentibus ut adsuesceret militiae Hannibal atque in paternas succederet opes Hanno, alterius factionis princeps, "et aequum postulare videtur" inquit, "Hasdrubal, et ego tamen non censeo quod petit tribuendum." Cum admiratione tam ancipitis sententiae in se omnes convertisset, "florem aetatis" inquit, "Hasdrubal, quem ipse patri Hannibalis fruendum praebuit, iusto iure eum a filio repeti censet; nos tamen minime decet iuventutem nostram pro militari rudimento adsuefacere libidini praetorum. . .>>
Perseus translation: <<. . . When astonishment at a speech so inconsistent had attracted everybody's attention, he [Hanno] continued: “The youthful charms which Hasdrubal himself permitted Hannibal's father to enjoy he considers that he has the right to require again at the hands of the son. . .>>
Is the implication that Hasdrubal was a sex slave/toy to Hamilcar and that Hasdrubal seeks the same favour now from Hannibal, or am I reading too much into that?
<<. . . Barcinis nitentibus ut adsuesceret militiae Hannibal atque in paternas succederet opes Hanno, alterius factionis princeps, "et aequum postulare videtur" inquit, "Hasdrubal, et ego tamen non censeo quod petit tribuendum." Cum admiratione tam ancipitis sententiae in se omnes convertisset, "florem aetatis" inquit, "Hasdrubal, quem ipse patri Hannibalis fruendum praebuit, iusto iure eum a filio repeti censet; nos tamen minime decet iuventutem nostram pro militari rudimento adsuefacere libidini praetorum. . .>>
Perseus translation: <<. . . When astonishment at a speech so inconsistent had attracted everybody's attention, he [Hanno] continued: “The youthful charms which Hasdrubal himself permitted Hannibal's father to enjoy he considers that he has the right to require again at the hands of the son. . .>>
Is the implication that Hasdrubal was a sex slave/toy to Hamilcar and that Hasdrubal seeks the same favour now from Hannibal, or am I reading too much into that?
