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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... Roman Egypt, both before and after the date of the decree, but these may have been influenced by Greek practice. 46 If a tutor had been appointed in neither of the above ways, the lex Atilia (c.210 B.C.) provided for appointment at Rome ...
... Roman Egypt, both before and after the date of the decree, but these may have been influenced by Greek practice. 46 If a tutor had been appointed in neither of the above ways, the lex Atilia (c.210 B.C.) provided for appointment at Rome ...
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... Egypt. One third-century document survives from which we gather that women claiming the right to be exempt from tutelage had to apply to the prefect's office (or, presumably, that of the appropriate official elsewhere) to have their ...
... Egypt. One third-century document survives from which we gather that women claiming the right to be exempt from tutelage had to apply to the prefect's office (or, presumably, that of the appropriate official elsewhere) to have their ...
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... Egypt, lay minds were confused by the variation in rules between Roman and non-Roman codes; see also Taubenschlag (1955) 130–149. 20. Paul. Sent. 5.6.15. 21. Corbett (1930) 242 argues against this that numerous texts of the Digest ...
... Egypt, lay minds were confused by the variation in rules between Roman and non-Roman codes; see also Taubenschlag (1955) 130–149. 20. Paul. Sent. 5.6.15. 21. Corbett (1930) 242 argues against this that numerous texts of the Digest ...
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... Roman Egypt, see Taubenschlag(1955) 172 n. 9. 41. FIRA III no. 69 vv. 18–24. Details are lacking, but the gentiles seem to have argued that coemptio (of the mother) had broken the father's will, made earlier (Watson (1967) 25 and 121–2) ...
... Roman Egypt, see Taubenschlag(1955) 172 n. 9. 41. FIRA III no. 69 vv. 18–24. Details are lacking, but the gentiles seem to have argued that coemptio (of the mother) had broken the father's will, made earlier (Watson (1967) 25 and 121–2) ...
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... Egypt, Calderini (1950) 14–41, Lewis (1983) 59–64. Literacy was not a requirement in Roman law for exemption from tutela. From a total of 110 women acting without tutor known from papyri from Roman Egypt, 36 give some indication of ...
... Egypt, Calderini (1950) 14–41, Lewis (1983) 59–64. Literacy was not a requirement in Roman law for exemption from tutela. From a total of 110 women acting without tutor known from papyri from Roman Egypt, 36 give some indication of ...
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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