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

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-336) and indexes.

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.

"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."-- Jacket.

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