Women and the law in the Roman Empire: a sourcebook on marriage, divorce and widowhood

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.