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. |
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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 ...
... 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.
... 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 ...
... 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. 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 | |