Women and the law in the Roman Empire : a sourcebook on marriage, divorce and widowhood / Judith Evans Grubbs.

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मुख्य लेखक: Grubbs, Judith Evans (लेखक, संकलक)
स्वरूप: ई-पुस्तक
भाषा:English
प्रकाशित: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
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  • Preface : A sourcebook on women and the law in the Roman Empire: marriage, divorce, and widowhood
  • List of abbreviations
  • Glossary of Latin legal terms
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction : Historical and legal background: The legal sources ; Roman social structure and the legal system ; Timetable of important events and laws
  • 1. The status of women in Roman law: Definitions ; Forms of legal power ; Tutela mulierum (the guardianship of women) ; Legal stereotypes of women's abilities and behavior ; Women in court, restrictions and rights ; Women in public life, restrictions and responsibilities
  • 2. Marriage in Roman law and society: Marriage and its consequences in classical Roman law ; Marriage and its consequences in late Roman law ; Marriage contracts from Egypt and the Near East
  • 3. Prohibited and non-legal unions: Prohibited and non-marital unions in classical law ; Prohibited and non-marital unions in late antiquity
  • 4. Divorce and its consequences: Divorce in classical law ; Divorce in late Roman law ; Divorce in Egypt and the Near East
  • 5. Widows and their children: Remarriage in Roman law ; Widows and the guardianship of fatherless children ; Pregnant widows.