| Roman Marriage: Iusti Coniuges from the Time of Cicero to the Time of Ulpian Revised Edition Contributor(s): Treggiari, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198149395 ISBN-13: 9780198149392 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1993 Annotation: This book explores the practicalities, cultural assumptions, and affective possibilities of marriage during the later Republic and the Principate. It offers a fresh look at the interaction of law and reality within Roman marriage, and builds on the accumulation of legal scholarship in the field, as well as on the latest insights into Roman society. Treggiari demonstrates that marriage affected a Roman woman's social status, and that while the socio-legal effect on a man was far less striking, marriage did enable a man to father legitimate children, the main object of the institution. The study also addresses the influences on the choice of partner, behavioral norms, and motives for divorce. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - History | Ancient - Rome - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 306.809 |
| LCCN: 90014170 |
| Lexile Measure: 1610 |
| Series: Clarendon Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 1.46" H x 6.14" W x 9.14" (1.90 lbs) 594 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the practicalities, cultural assumptions, and affective possibilities of marriage during the later Republic and the Principate. It offers a fresh look at the interaction of law and reality within Roman marriage, and builds on the accumulation of legal scholarship in the field, as well as on the latest insights into Roman society. Treggiari demonstrates that marriage affected a Roman woman's social status, and that while the socio-legal effect on a man was far less striking, marriage did enable a man to father legitimate children, the main object of the institution. The study also addresses the influences on the choice of partner, behavioral norms, and motives for divorce. |