A new and thought-provoking study of marriage and the law in late antiquity, looking particularly at the new legislation enacted by the emperor Constantine (reigned AD 307-337). Constantine was famously the first Christian emperor - did his laws reflect Christian ideals, or pagan practice?
`very high quality ... an excellent topic' Averil Cameron, Professor, King's College London
Innehållsförteckning
Introduction ; The Social and Legal Background ; 'Pagan' and 'Christian' Marriage ; The Repeal of the Augustan Penalites on Celibacy ; Making the Marriage Bond: Betrothal, Abduction, and Seduction ; Breaking the Bond: Adultery and Divorce ; Sex and Status: Legislation on 'Mixed Status' Unions ; Perspectives on Constantine's Legislation ; Appendix I: Constantine's Legislation on Marriage and the Family ; Appendix II: The Legislation of 326
Judith Evans Grubbs, Virginia) Evans Grubbs, Judith (Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Sweet Briar College