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The Old Man

In a kingdom (Rome) in which anyone who reaches the age of seventy is killed, a young man hides his aging father in his basement, and tells everyone that he has died. His old father passes on his wisdom to his son in secret, and guided by his advice, the young man soon becomes a known as a judicious, thoughtful man and a respected public official. However, his enemies conspire against him, and believing these detractors, the emperor sets him a series of impossible tests. First, he must appear before the court neither naked nor clothed; on his father's advice, the young man dresses himself in a net, and thus meets the requirements. Next, the emperor asks the young man to appear before the court with his worst enemy, and with his best friend. The man asks for a month's grace, and demands that if he should fulfill this requirement, the emperor will end the senecidal law; the emperor agrees. [Incomplete]

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Senes appears in the following versions and secondary versions
Version Original Language Branch of Tradition Adapted from Dolopathos Latin West French Dolopathos Old French West Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Latin West Storia di Stefano (S) West

Senes is narrated in the following occurrences

Narrator Pages Jesse Storia di Stefano (S) Third Master Brixen im Thale Pfarrbibliothek Taz IX, Brno Moravský zemský archiv, Cerroni II 234, Dolopathos, French Dolopathos, Gdańsk PAN Biblioteka Gdańska Mar. Q 27, Latin Dolopathos, London British Library Add. MS. 18922, Luxembourg Bibliothèque Nationale Ms. 110, Metz Bibliothèque Patrimoniale Réserve Précieuse MS 1629, Montpellier Bibliothèque interuniversitaire, Section Médecine H 436, Mühlhausen (Thüringen) Stadtarchiv Ms. 16, Paris Bibliothèque Nationale Cod. lat. 3619, Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 1450, Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 24301, Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, nouvelles acquisitions françaises, 934, Prague Knihovna metropolitní kapituli Ms. G 42, Prague Národní knihovna České republiky Ms. XII. B. 20, Wien Österreichische Nationalbibliothek cod. 4739

Senes appears in the following manuscripts

Manuscript Language Siglum (Version) Language Group within Version Brixen im Thale Pfarrbibliothek Taz IX Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Brno Moravský zemský archiv, Cerroni II 234 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Gdańsk PAN Biblioteka Gdańska Mar. Q 27 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos London British Library Add. MS. 18922 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Luxembourg Bibliothèque Nationale Ms. 110 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Metz Bibliothèque Patrimoniale Réserve Précieuse MS 1629 Old French Dolopathos French Dolopathos Montpellier Bibliothèque interuniversitaire, Section Médecine H 436 Old French Dolopathos French Dolopathos Mühlhausen (Thüringen) Stadtarchiv Ms. 16 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 1450 Old French Dolopathos French Dolopathos Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 24301 Old French Dolopathos French Dolopathos Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, nouvelles acquisitions françaises, 934 Old French Dolopathos French Dolopathos Prague Knihovna metropolitní kapituli Ms. G 42 Latin Dolopathos Prague Národní knihovna České republiky Ms. XII. B. 20 Latin Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos Wien Österreichische Nationalbibliothek cod. 4739 Latin Dolopathos