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 cover...

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
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