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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. |
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