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 176
... the most likely heirs . With manus , the effects would be that wives and unmarried daughters became sui iuris , but were in the tutela of the deceased man's family or of a tutor designated by him , 176 Inheritance and Bequest.
... the most likely heirs . With manus , the effects would be that wives and unmarried daughters became sui iuris , but were in the tutela of the deceased man's family or of a tutor designated by him , 176 Inheritance and Bequest.
Page 178
... under 60 , and hoping to become eligible to inherit . Claudius closed that loophole . Nero took action against fraudulent adoptions.28 Domitian banned women of immoral life ( probrosae ) from 178 Inheritance and Bequest.
... under 60 , and hoping to become eligible to inherit . Claudius closed that loophole . Nero took action against fraudulent adoptions.28 Domitian banned women of immoral life ( probrosae ) from 178 Inheritance and Bequest.
Page 181
... bequest by Junia Libertas at Ostia of an enclosed area , including houses , gardens ( i.e. , produce - gar- dens ) and shops , left for the use of her freedmen and freedwomen and their descendants inalienably ; if the familia should die ...
... bequest by Junia Libertas at Ostia of an enclosed area , including houses , gardens ( i.e. , produce - gar- dens ) and shops , left for the use of her freedmen and freedwomen and their descendants inalienably ; if the familia should die ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Guardianship of Women | 5 |
Marriage | 31 |
Copyright | |
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adultery aedile agnates allowed apparently attested Augustan Augustus bequest betrothal Buckland century B.C. child Cicero citizen claim classical period coemptio cognates concubine consent contract conubium Corbett daughter death divorce dowry edict Egypt emancipated emperor evidence father female FIRA free marriage freeborn freed freedman freedwoman Gaius girl Hadrian heirs on intestacy heredes household husband illegitimate children inheritance intestacy intestate succession iuris ius liberorum jurists Kaser later legacy legitimate lex Aelia Sentia lex Julia lex Voconia male manumission manumitted marriage mother offence owner Papia Papinian pater patron Paul peculium penalty persons Pliny possible potestas praetor praetorian probably prosecution prostitutes relationship remarry Republic rescript Roman Egypt Roman law Roman women Rome rules says sctum senatusconsultum Severus slave social specified status stuprum sui iuris testamentary texts Treggiari tutela tutor legitimus Twelve Tables Ulpian Vestal Watson widow wife wife's wives woman