Women in Roman Law & Society"The book meets the highest standards of scholarly rigor, and treatment of disputed issues is informative without being esoteric. An excellent general survey and introduction." -- Choice ..". will be enormously useful for those interested in teaching courses on Roman women or Roman law." -- The Classical Outlook |
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Page 142
... Hadrian changed the rule . Agreements were no longer to be made rendering the children slaves . Where the woman remained free ( although as a freedwoman ) the child also was to be free ; otherwise , both were slaves . This remained the ...
... Hadrian changed the rule . Agreements were no longer to be made rendering the children slaves . Where the woman remained free ( although as a freedwoman ) the child also was to be free ; otherwise , both were slaves . This remained the ...
Page 155
... Hadrian punished a father who killed his son for adultery with his stepmother.40 In law , nevertheless , the right continued to exist not merely , where infants were con- cerned , in theory , but in force . Paul indicates as much ( D ...
... Hadrian punished a father who killed his son for adultery with his stepmother.40 In law , nevertheless , the right continued to exist not merely , where infants were con- cerned , in theory , but in force . Paul indicates as much ( D ...
Page 183
... Hadrian advised in a rescript , any accusation of adultery against the woman should be postponed , to avoid prejudice to the child's interests . The possi- bility of fraud by women was recognised , whether by feigning pregnancy , or ...
... Hadrian advised in a rescript , any accusation of adultery against the woman should be postponed , to avoid prejudice to the child's interests . The possi- bility of fraud by women was recognised , whether by feigning pregnancy , or ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Guardianship of Women | 5 |
Marriage | 31 |
Copyright | |
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