Roman Family

Name: Roman Family
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ISBN: 9780801842009

ISBN-10: 080184200X

ISBN-13: 9780801842009

Edition: 1992

Authors: Suzanne Dixon

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Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 4/1/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.40" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.836



Preface and Acknowledgments



In Search of the Roman Family


Defining the Roman Family


Other Trends in Scholarship on History of the Family


The Myth of the Archaic Roman Family


The Function of the Roman Family


Conclusion



Roman Family Relations and the Law


The Accommodation of Social Rules within the Legal System


Slave Families


Soldiers' Families


Conclusion



Marriage


The Definition and Purpose of Roman Marriage


Marriage, Law, and the State: Historical Trends


Inside Roman Marriage: Feelings between Husband and Wife


Irregular Unions


Conclusion



Children in the Roman Family


Ancient Attitudes towards Young Children


The Function of Children in the Family


Relations between Parents and Children


Deliberate Childlessness in Marriage


Children of Varying Status


Conclusion



The Family through the Life Cycle


Family Ritual and the Life Stages


Change and Conflict within the Family


Attitudes towards the Old in the Roman Family


Conclusion



Conclusion


Plates


Notes


Chronological Guide to Roman History


Bibliography


Index


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