Law and Family in Late Antiquity

The Emperor Constantine's Marriage Legislation

AvJudith Evans Grubbs

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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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?

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Utgivningsdatum:1995-08-24
Mått:144 x 223 x 28 mm
Vikt:620 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Clarendon Press
ISBN:9780198147688

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`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