The Family in ancient Rome : new perspectives /

The Family in ancient Rome : new perspectives / edited by Beryl Rawson.

Provides a general picture of the main features of the Roman family and looks at important legal aspects such as property rights, dowries, divorce, and the authority of the male with its links to political power.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Australian National University.
Other Authors: Rawson, Beryl (Editor), Crook, J. A., Dixon, Suzanne., Lacey, W. K., Weaver, P. R. C., Bradley, K. R. 1946-, Rawson, Beryl.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1986.
Subjects:
Families > Rome > Congresses.
Women > Rome > Congresses.
Family members.
Women.
Gender identity.
Table of Contents:
  • Roman family / Beryl Rawson
  • Women in Roman succession / J.A. Crook
  • Feminine inadequacy and the Senatusconsultum Velleianum / J.A. Crook
  • Family finances : Terenita and Tullia / Suzanne Dixon
  • Patria potestas / W.K. Lacey
  • Status of children in mixed marriages / P.R.C. Weaver
  • Children in the Roman familia / Beryl Rawson
  • Wet-nursing at Rome : a study in social relations / Keith R. Bradley
  • Theories of conception in the ancient Roman world / Jan Blayney
  • Sources for the study of the Roman family / Edyth Binkowsky & Beryl Rawson.

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