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Women and the law in the Roman Empire : a sourcebook on marriage, divorce and widowhood
Title
Women and the law in the Roman Empire : a sourcebook on marriage, divorce and widowhood / Judith Evans Grubbs.
ISBN
0203442520
9780203442524
0203750764
0415152402
0415152410
9780415152402
9780415152419
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxiv, 349 pages)
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Summary
"This sourcebook exploits fully the rich legal material of the imperial period - from Augustus (31 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) to the end of the western Roman Empire (476 C.E.), incorporating both pagan and Christian eras, and explaining the rights women held under Roman law, the restrictions to which they were subject, and legal regulations on marriage, divorce and widowhood."-- Jacket
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Grubbs, Judith Evans. Women and the law in the Roman Empire. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-336) and indexes.
Contents
Preface : A sourcebook on women and the law in the Roman Empire: marriage, divorce, and widowhood
List of abbreviations
Glossary of Latin legal terms
Acknowledgments
Introduction : Historical and legal background: The legal sources ; Roman social structure and the legal system ; Timetable of important events and laws
1. The status of women in Roman law: Definitions ; Forms of legal power ; Tutela mulierum (the guardianship of women) ; Legal stereotypes of women's abilities and behavior ; Women in court, restrictions and rights ; Women in public life, restrictions and responsibilities
2. Marriage in Roman law and society: Marriage and its consequences in classical Roman law ; Marriage and its consequences in late Roman law ; Marriage contracts from Egypt and the Near East
3. Prohibited and non-legal unions: Prohibited and non-marital unions in classical law ; Prohibited and non-marital unions in late antiquity
4. Divorce and its consequences: Divorce in classical law ; Divorce in late Roman law ; Divorce in Egypt and the Near East
5. Widows and their children: Remarriage in Roman law ; Widows and the guardianship of fatherless children ; Pregnant widows.
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