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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49594666 Title: Women and the law in the Roman Empire : a sourcebook on marriage, divorce and widowhood Author: Judith Evans Grubbs Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002. ISBN/ISSN: 0415152402 9780415152402 0415152410 9780415152419 9780203442524 0203442520 OCLC:49594666

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Women and the law in the Roman Empire : a sourcebook on marriage, divorce and widowhood

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Women and the law in the Roman Empire : a sourcebook on marriage, divorce and widowhood

Author:	Judith Evans Grubbs
Publisher:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	"This sourcebook exploits fully the rich legal material of the imperial period - from Augustus (31 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) to the end of the western Roman Empire (476 C.E.), incorporating both pagan and Christian eras, and explaining the rights women held under Roman law, the restrictions to which they were subject, and legal regulations on marriage, divorce and widowhood."--BOOK JACKET.
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Document Type:	Book
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ISBN:	0415152402 9780415152402 0415152410 9780415152419 9780203442524 0203442520
OCLC Number:	49594666
Description:	xxiv, 349 p. ; 24 cm.
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: 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.
Responsibility:	Judith Evans Grubbs.

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"This sourcebook exploits fully the rich legal material of the imperial period - from Augustus (31 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) to the end of the western Roman Empire (476 C.E.), incorporating both pagan and Christian eras, and explaining the rights women held under Roman law, the restrictions to which they were subject, and legal regulations on marriage, divorce and widowhood."--BOOK JACKET.

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