Salvete,
Something I've been wondering about for some time: was their (an official) censorship in Rome ? How was this conducted and what period are we talking about then ?
There's of course the infamous damnatio memoriae, but that was a very severe punishment and I think there had to be something in between absolute freedom of speech and damnatio memoriae for every wrong verse.
The only two exemples I can think about are Ovidius and Juvenalis, who were both cast into exile because of what they've written.
So, is there anyone who knows more about this ?
Valete bene
Lupus