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 178
... rules did not apply to persons who had a right of intestate inheritance at civil law , that is , to relatives up to the sixth degree . Some relatives by marriage were also empowered to receive bequests not only husbands and wives , but ...
... rules did not apply to persons who had a right of intestate inheritance at civil law , that is , to relatives up to the sixth degree . Some relatives by marriage were also empowered to receive bequests not only husbands and wives , but ...
Page 185
... rules of succession . The earliest reference to a child claiming possession against a mother's will appears to be ... rule of postliminium . The heirs , on the other hand , argued that he was not Urbinia's son but a slave , who had had ...
... rules of succession . The earliest reference to a child claiming possession against a mother's will appears to be ... rule of postliminium . The heirs , on the other hand , argued that he was not Urbinia's son but a slave , who had had ...
Page 190
... rules operated . These rules were framed primarily with reference to a deceased paterfamilias . The order of priority of claim was ( i ) sui heredes , ( ii ) agnates , and ( iii ) gentiles.47 Sui heredes were all persons in the potestas ...
... rules operated . These rules were framed primarily with reference to a deceased paterfamilias . The order of priority of claim was ( i ) sui heredes , ( ii ) agnates , and ( iii ) gentiles.47 Sui heredes were all persons in the potestas ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Guardianship of Women | 5 |
Marriage | 31 |
Copyright | |
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