Patriarchy, Property and Death in the Roman Family

Zusammenfassung This innovative study of the patriarchy belies the accepted notion of the father figure as tyrannical and exploitative. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: approaches to the history of the Roman family; Part I. Roman Life Course and Kinship: Biology and Culture: 2. Roman patterns of death, marriage and birth; 3. Simulations of Roman family and kinship; Part II. Roman Family and Culture: Definitions and Norms: 4. Familia and domus: defining and representing the Roman family and household; 5. Pietas and patria potestas: obligation and power in the Roman household; 6. Whips and words: discipline and punishment in the Roman household; Part III. The Devolution of Property in the Roman Family: 7. Strategies of succession in Roman families; 8. Guardianship of Roman children; 9. Dowries and daughters in Rome; 10. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Saller Richard P., Richard P. Saller, Richard P. (University of Chicago) Saller
• Assisted by: Richard Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.1996
• EAN: 9780521599788
• ISBN: 978-0-521-59978-8
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Populatio
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity