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 12
... coemptio . These advantages might be regarded as offset by the likelihood that , husbands being generally younger than fathers , 25 she would have to wait longer to enter into independence than a woman married without manus . She would ...
... coemptio . These advantages might be regarded as offset by the likelihood that , husbands being generally younger than fathers , 25 she would have to wait longer to enter into independence than a woman married without manus . She would ...
Page 17
... coemptio fiduciae causa , both of which represented a real surrender of the succession rights of tutores legitimi . Cessio was open only to the tutores legitimi of women , not to those of minors . They were allowed to make formal ...
... coemptio fiduciae causa , both of which represented a real surrender of the succession rights of tutores legitimi . Cessio was open only to the tutores legitimi of women , not to those of minors . They were allowed to make formal ...
Page 167
... coemptio , a change of status ( capitis deminutio ) involving a notional sale , before she could make a will . This cut the agnatic connection . On coemptio , she could be assigned to a tutor of her choice . Freedwomen were not required ...
... coemptio , a change of status ( capitis deminutio ) involving a notional sale , before she could make a will . This cut the agnatic connection . On coemptio , she could be assigned to a tutor of her choice . Freedwomen were not required ...
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