The Marriage of Roman Soldiers (13 B.C. - A.D. 235) : : Law and Family in the Imperial Army / / Sara Elise Phang.
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...
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Superior document: | Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition ; 24 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2001. |
Year of Publication: | 2001 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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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.