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 68
... wife had no legal claim to maintenance by her husband . Usually , she brought with her into marriage a dowry which ... wife's only remedy against a non - maintaining husband was divorce . This seems likely from the fact that our only ...
... wife had no legal claim to maintenance by her husband . Usually , she brought with her into marriage a dowry which ... wife's only remedy against a non - maintaining husband was divorce . This seems likely from the fact that our only ...
Page 90
... wife Fannia , and tried to retain the dowry , alleging immoral behaviour on her part . The judge was C. Marius ; when it was discovered that Titinius had known about his wife's character all along , even before he married her , Marius ...
... wife Fannia , and tried to retain the dowry , alleging immoral behaviour on her part . The judge was C. Marius ; when it was discovered that Titinius had known about his wife's character all along , even before he married her , Marius ...
Page 107
... wife's funeral should be a charge on the dowry . If the dead woman had left property , the expenses should be divided proportionately , and charged partly on the recipient of the dowry and partly on the heirs . Retentions were usually ...
... wife's funeral should be a charge on the dowry . If the dead woman had left property , the expenses should be divided proportionately , and charged partly on the recipient of the dowry and partly on the heirs . Retentions were usually ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Guardianship of Women | 5 |
Marriage | 31 |
Copyright | |
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