Law and Family in Late Antiquity: The Emperor Constantine's Marriage Legislation
Author:   Judith Evans Grubbs (Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Sweet Briar College, Virginia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198147688


Pages:   400
Publication Date:   24 August 1995
Format:   Hardback
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Law and Family in Late Antiquity: The Emperor Constantine's Marriage Legislation


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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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Author:   Judith Evans Grubbs (Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Sweet Briar College, Virginia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.40cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9780198147688


ISBN 10:   0198147686
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   24 August 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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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

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'very high quality ... an excellent topic' Averil Cameron, Professor, King's College London


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