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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... slave—the definition of their legal position is often hard. 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 ...
... slave—the definition of their legal position is often hard. 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 ...
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... Dowry 7. Sexual Offences 8. Children 9. Inheritance and Bequest 10. Slaves and Freedwomen 11. Women at Work 12. The Emancipation of Roman Women Bibliography Index Preface Source references and citations (on the Harvard system) of.
... Dowry 7. Sexual Offences 8. Children 9. Inheritance and Bequest 10. Slaves and Freedwomen 11. Women at Work 12. The Emancipation of Roman Women Bibliography Index Preface Source references and citations (on the Harvard system) of.
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... slave and free. This valuable material needs a historical frame of reference if it is to be of use in shedding light on the nature of the society which produced it, and in that frame the rules of law are an important part. They are ...
... slave and free. This valuable material needs a historical frame of reference if it is to be of use in shedding light on the nature of the society which produced it, and in that frame the rules of law are an important part. They are ...
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... Slaves and freedwomen will be included, since in Roman society, unlike Greek, there was no sharp discontinuity between slave or freed on one hand and citizen on the other, and much of the Roman citizen population was ultimately of ...
... Slaves and freedwomen will be included, since in Roman society, unlike Greek, there was no sharp discontinuity between slave or freed on one hand and citizen on the other, and much of the Roman citizen population was ultimately of ...
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... slaves. The pater, therefore, could be the grandfather or even great-grandfather of some of the persons in his potestas; nevertheless, for convenience, 'pater' and 'father' will be used interchangeably. The familia, obviously, could ...
... slaves. The pater, therefore, could be the grandfather or even great-grandfather of some of the persons in his potestas; nevertheless, for convenience, 'pater' and 'father' will be used interchangeably. The familia, obviously, could ...
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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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