Women and the law in the Roman Empire : a sourcebook on marriage, divorce and widowhood / Judith Evans Grubbs.
2002
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Author
Title
Women and the law in the Roman Empire : a sourcebook on marriage, divorce and widowhood / Judith Evans Grubbs.
Published
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Call Number
KJA2192 .G78 2002
Former Call Number
Rom 332 G92 2002
ISBN
0415152402
0415152410 (pbk.)
0415152410 (pbk.)
Description
xxiv, 349 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)49594666
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-336) and indexes.
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Table of Contents
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
1
IThe legal sources
1
IIRoman social structure and the legal system
6
IIITimetable of important events and laws
13
1
The status of women in Roman law
13
IDefinitions
16
IIForms of legal power
20
IIITutela mulierum (the guardianship of women)
23
IVLegal stereotypes of women's abilities and behavior
46
VWomen in court: restrictions and rights
60
VIWomen in public life: restrictions and responsibilities
71
2
Marriage in Roman law and society
81
IMarriage and its consequences in classical Roman law
81
IIMarriage and its consequences in late Roman law
102
IIIMarriage contracts from Egypt and the Near East
122
3
Prohibited and non-legal unions
136
IProhibited and non-marital unions in classical law
136
IIProhibited and non-marital unions in late antiquity
161
4
Divorce and its consequences
187
IDivorce in classical law
187
IIDivorce in late Roman law
202
IIIDivorce in Egypt and the Near East
210
5
Widows and their children
219
IRemarriage in Roman law
220
IIWidows and the guardianship of fatherless children
236
IIIPregnant widows
261
Summation: The condition of women: rights and restrictions
270
Notes
272
Bibliography
327
Index of sources
337
General index
343