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

• Superior document: Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition ; 24
• VerfasserIn: Phang, Sara Elise
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2001.
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition ; 24.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

In the first and second centuries A.D., Roman soldiers were forbidden legitimate marriage during service: nevertheless, many soldiers formed de facto marriages. This book examines the legal, social, and cultural aspects of the marriage prohibition and soldiers' families. The first section covers the marriage prohibition in Roman literary and legal sources. The second section treats social and legal aspects of the soldiers' families, including a survey of epitaphs, the legal impact of the ban on families, and alternatives to family formation. The final section examines the marriage ban as military policy and its relation to Roman culture. This book will be of interest to scholars of the Roman army, Roman social history, and family law. Students of gender and sexuality in the ancient world will also find it relevant.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- General Introduction -- PART ONE THE EVIDENCE OF THE MARRIAGE BAN -- Introduction -- Chapter One Literary Sources -- Chapter Two The Papyri -- Chapter Three The Diplomas -- Chapter Four The Jurists -- Chapter Five The Form and Scope of the Ban -- PART TWO THE SOLDIERS' UNIONS IN LAW AND LIFE -- Introduction -- Chapter Six "Marriage" Patterns: The Soldiers' Unions in the Inscriptions -- Chapter Seven The Legal Status of the Unions -- Chapter Eight Castra, Quasi Casta: Heterosexual Relations Outside Marriage -- Chapter Nine Homosexual Relationships -- Chapter Ten Children -- PART THREE THE MARRIAGE BAN AS POLICY -- Introduction -- Chapter Eleven The Marriage Ban as Recruitment Policy -- Chapter Twelve Cultural Context -- General Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Papyrus Cattaoui -- Appendix 2: BGU 140 (Hadrian's Letter) -- Appendix 3: Chapter Six-Commemoration of Soldiers -- Appendix 4: Literature on the Military Diplomas -- Appendix 5: Roman Army Pay Bibliography -- Appendix 6: Polygamous Relationships -- Appendix 7: Effects of Rank -- Appendix 8: Germany, Spain, Britain (and African Auxilia) -- Appendix 9: Soldiers' Children in the Epitaphs -- Appendix 10: Correction for Age-Rounding -- Bibliography -- Index of Sources -- Index of Topics -- Papyrological Concordance -- Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition.