Women in Roman Law and Society

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Indiana University Press, Apr 22, 1991 - History - 281 pages

"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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Contents

Introduction
1
The Guardianship of Women
5
Some Effects of Marriage
67
Divorce
81
Dowry
97
Sexual Offences
117
Children
137
Inheritance and Bequest
163
Slaves and Freedwomen
205
Women at Work
233
The Emancipation of Roman Women
257
Bibliography
267
Index
277
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