Latrocinium
Latrocinium is a Latin term that broadly refers to robbery or brigandage. In historical contexts, it describes acts of theft or plunder, often involving violence or intimidation. The term was used in Roman law and literature to denote various forms of illicit taking of property. It could encompass everything from simple theft to organized banditry.
The Roman legal system distinguished between different types of theft, and latrocinium often implied a more
In the context of early Christianity, latrocinium also gained a specific theological meaning. It was sometimes