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Sara Elise Phang

The Marriage of Roman Soldiers (13 B.C. - A.D. 235) - Law and Family in the Imperial Army

English · Hardback

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Description

Roman soldiers were forbidden to marry during service; many formed "de facto" families. This book analyzes the evidence for this ban; the social and legal history of the soldiers' families; and the marriage ban as policy and as cultural formation.

About the author

Sara Elise Phang, Ph.D. (2000) in Roman History, Columbia University holds a Mellon fellowship in Classics at the University of Southern California. Her first book is The Marriage of Roman Soldiers and she is currently working on a study of Roman military discipline.

Product details

Authors	Sara Elise Phang
Publisher	Brill

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	17.09.2001

EAN	9789004121553
ISBN	978-90-04-12155-3
No. of pages	484
Dimensions	169 mm x 246 mm x 37 mm
Weight	1012 g
Series	Columbia Studies in the Classi
Subject	Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies

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