In an account by
Aulus Gellius in
Attic Nights, Aulus Hostilius Mancinus who at the time held the position of
curule aedile attempted a forced entry into the brothel while he was engaging in revelry. Mancinus was then pelted with stones by the prostitute Manilia. Mancinus being injured from the stones brought his case to the
tribunes, but was appealed as it "would not have been to her (Manilia's) advantage to admit him". This being a reference to Manilia's fear that Mancinus would destroy her property, subject her to
rape or another form of
physical assault, and/or murder her. ==See also==