Women in Roman Law and SocietyThe legal situation of the women of ancient Rome was extremely complex, and - since there was no sharp distinction between free woman, freedwoman and slave - the definition of their legal position is often heard. Basing her lively analysis on detailed study of literary and epigraphic material, Jane F. Gardner explores the provisions of the Roman laws as they related to women. Dr Gardner describes the ways in which the laws affected women throughout their lives - in families, as daughters, wives and parents; as heiresses and testators; as owners and controllers of property; and as workers. She looks with particular attention at the ways in which the strict letter of the law came to be modified, softened, circumvented, and even changed, pointing out that the laws themselves tell us as much about the economic situation of women and the range of opportunities available to them outside the home. |
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... Pliny describes an instance. Domitia, the daughter of Domitius Lucanus, had been made the heiress of her maternal grandfather, Curtilius Mancia, on condition that her father emancipated her. Mancia evidently disliked and distrusted his ...
... Pliny describes an instance. Domitia, the daughter of Domitius Lucanus, had been made the heiress of her maternal grandfather, Curtilius Mancia, on condition that her father emancipated her. Mancia evidently disliked and distrusted his ...
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... Pliny, Ep. 8.18 13. Crook (1967c) 119–120. 14. G.III. 104; (Ulpian) D.15.1.1.2–3; (Pomponius) D.23.3.24; (Gaius) D.15.1.27.pr. 15. D'Avino (1967) 14–21; Moeller (1969) 561 -6; Hengstl (1972) 87 ff. Occasional references in literary ...
... Pliny, Ep. 8.18 13. Crook (1967c) 119–120. 14. G.III. 104; (Ulpian) D.15.1.1.2–3; (Pomponius) D.23.3.24; (Gaius) D.15.1.27.pr. 15. D'Avino (1967) 14–21; Moeller (1969) 561 -6; Hengstl (1972) 87 ff. Occasional references in literary ...
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... Pliny are examples. 26. G.I. 108–15, 136; Ulp. Reg. 9; Boethius in Cic. Top.3.14; Serv. ad. Georg. 1.31 ff; Gaudemet (1953) 323–53; Kaser (1971) 76–81; Watson (1975) 9–19. Although they are sometimes described as having been originally ...
... Pliny are examples. 26. G.I. 108–15, 136; Ulp. Reg. 9; Boethius in Cic. Top.3.14; Serv. ad. Georg. 1.31 ff; Gaudemet (1953) 323–53; Kaser (1971) 76–81; Watson (1975) 9–19. Although they are sometimes described as having been originally ...
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... . pro Flacco 84; G.I. 178, II. 118, III. 176: Ulp. Reg. 1.17; Frag. Vat. 45; Inst. 1.21. 53. Inst. II. 1.29. 54. G.II 14–19, 80–4; Buckland (1966) 239; Diósdi (1970) 56–58. 55. Pliny's friend Corellia, for example, buys land of his.
... . pro Flacco 84; G.I. 178, II. 118, III. 176: Ulp. Reg. 1.17; Frag. Vat. 45; Inst. 1.21. 53. Inst. II. 1.29. 54. G.II 14–19, 80–4; Buckland (1966) 239; Diósdi (1970) 56–58. 55. Pliny's friend Corellia, for example, buys land of his.
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... Pliny (Ep. 10.94) petitioned Trajan successfully on behalf of his friend Suetonius. Further benefits conferred by the right were accelerated careers in public life (for men) and relief from the disabilities Augustus had imposed on the ...
... Pliny (Ep. 10.94) petitioned Trajan successfully on behalf of his friend Suetonius. Further benefits conferred by the right were accelerated careers in public life (for men) and relief from the disabilities Augustus had imposed on the ...
Contents
Some Effects of Marriage | |
Divorce | |
Dowry | |
Sexual Offences | |
Children | |
Inheritance and Bequest | |
Slaves and Freedwomen | |
Women at Work | |
The Emancipation of Roman Women | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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