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 62
Page
... persons and events; however, a basic familiarity with the outlines of Roman history is assumed. I am grateful for helpful discussion and advice to Dr Edward Champlin, Professor John Crook and Mr David Noy; they are not to be held ...
... persons and events; however, a basic familiarity with the outlines of Roman history is assumed. I am grateful for helpful discussion and advice to Dr Edward Champlin, Professor John Crook and Mr David Noy; they are not to be held ...
Page
... persons in his potestas; nevertheless, for convenience, 'pater' and 'father' will be used interchangeably. The familia, obviously, could include several nuclear families, living apart (those of the married sons), as well as daughters ...
... persons in his potestas; nevertheless, for convenience, 'pater' and 'father' will be used interchangeably. The familia, obviously, could include several nuclear families, living apart (those of the married sons), as well as daughters ...
Page
... person was the right of sale or surrender. Originally this included the right to sell a child into actual slavery, but this was obsolete by the end of the Republic, except for noxal surrender. The paterfamilias was legally liable for ...
... person was the right of sale or surrender. Originally this included the right to sell a child into actual slavery, but this was obsolete by the end of the Republic, except for noxal surrender. The paterfamilias was legally liable for ...
Page
... persons already sui iuris. In form, it was a legislative act, carried out by thirty magisterial lictors, representing the curiate assembly of the Roman people and summoned by the Pontifex Maximus. The formula used is preserved by ...
... persons already sui iuris. In form, it was a legislative act, carried out by thirty magisterial lictors, representing the curiate assembly of the Roman people and summoned by the Pontifex Maximus. The formula used is preserved by ...
Page
... Persons in potestate could own no property. Anything given or bequeathed to them belonged to the pater. The principle, despite its manifest inconveniences, and indeed absurdities, remained valid throughout the classical period. A son ...
... Persons in potestate could own no property. Anything given or bequeathed to them belonged to the pater. The principle, despite its manifest inconveniences, and indeed absurdities, remained valid throughout the classical period. A son ...
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