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Law and Family in Late Antiquity: The Emperor Constantine’s Marriage Legislation

Law and Family in Late Antiquity: The Emperor Constantine's Marriage Legislation

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This is a new and thought-provoking look at law and marriage in late antiquity, dealing particularly with the legislation on marriage enacted by the Roman emperor Constantine. Though Constantine is usually accepted as being the first Christian emperor, Judith Grubbs argues here that the extent of Christian influence on his marriage legislation was limited. Her study of his laws against the background of both classical Roman law and early Christian attitudes toward marriage reveals much about contemporary behavior and belief in this period.

Evans Grubbs, Judith (NHC Fellow, 1993–94). Law and Family in Late Antiquity: The Emperor Constantine’s Marriage Legislation. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1995. ISBN 9780198147688.

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Publisher

Clarendon Press

Year

1995

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Language

English

Subject Term

Law Roman Empire Marriage Late Antiquity Christianity