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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 44
Page
... girl babies. The father had also the right, as mentioned in the Twelve Tables and in the formula of adoption by adrogatio, to punish his children up to and including the infliction of the death penalty. 4 This was finally abolished in ...
... girl babies. The father had also the right, as mentioned in the Twelve Tables and in the formula of adoption by adrogatio, to punish his children up to and including the infliction of the death penalty. 4 This was finally abolished in ...
Page
... the child was promptly adopted by her father's brother Tullus, an elderly and childless man, and since the brothers were operating the family property jointly, the girl's inheritance came under Lucanus' control after all and.
... the child was promptly adopted by her father's brother Tullus, an elderly and childless man, and since the brothers were operating the family property jointly, the girl's inheritance came under Lucanus' control after all and.
Page
Jane F. Gardner. the girl's inheritance came under Lucanus' control after all and only subsequently into her possession when she became Tullus' heir.12 Persons in potestate could own no property. Anything given or bequeathed to them ...
Jane F. Gardner. the girl's inheritance came under Lucanus' control after all and only subsequently into her possession when she became Tullus' heir.12 Persons in potestate could own no property. Anything given or bequeathed to them ...
Page
... girls was twelve and betrothal could happen even earlier, their consent, for a first marriage at any rate, may often have been formal. It is clear nevertheless both from legal and non-legal texts that in practice older sons and ...
... girls was twelve and betrothal could happen even earlier, their consent, for a first marriage at any rate, may often have been formal. It is clear nevertheless both from legal and non-legal texts that in practice older sons and ...
Page
... girls, the tutela impuberis ended at the age of twelve, only to be replaced by the tutela mulieris. An adult woman (mulier) who became independent on the death of her father or husband was also required to have a tutor. 39 Tutors were ...
... girls, the tutela impuberis ended at the age of twelve, only to be replaced by the tutela mulieris. An adult woman (mulier) who became independent on the death of her father or husband was also required to have a tutor. 39 Tutors were ...
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 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adultery aedile agnates allowed apparently attested Augustan Augustus bequest betrothal Buckland century B.C. child Cicero citizen claim classical period coemptio concubine consent contract conubium Corbett daughter death divorce dowry edict Egypt emancipated emperor evidence father female FIRA free marriage freeborn freed freedman freedwoman Gaius girl Hadrian heirs on intestacy heredes household husband illegitimate children inheritance intestacy intestate succession iuris ius liberorum jurists Kaser later legacy legitimate lex Aelia Sentia lex Julia lex Voconia male man’s manumission manumitted manus marriage married mother offence owner Papia Papinian pater patron Paul peculium penalty persons Pliny possible potestas praetor praetorian probably prosecution prostitutes relationship remarry Republic rescript Roman Egypt Roman law Roman women Rome rules says sctum senatusconsultum Severus slave social specified status stuprum sui iuris testamentary Treggiari tutela tutor legitimus Twelve Tables Ulpian Vestal Watson widow wife wife’s wives woman