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Women and the law in the Roman Empire : a sourcebook on marriage, divorce and widowhood
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- Creator
- Judith Evans Grubbs
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London ; New York : Routledge, 2002
- Physical Details
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- xxiv, 349 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780415152419, 1134743920, 9781280318214, 128031821X, 9781134743926, 9781134743933, 9780203442524, 1134743939, 0415152410, 9780415152402, 0203442520, 0415152402
- OCLC
- ocm51306719, ocn259518272, ocm49594666
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-336) and indexes.
- 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 ; Divorcein Egypt and the Near East -- 5. Widows and their children: Remarriage in Roman law ; Widows and the guardianship of fatherless children ; Pregnant widows