Family and Familia in Roman Law and Life by Jane F. Gardner

Family and Familia in Roman Law and Life

Jane F. Gardner

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Ancient Roman families were very diverse, of course, but the basis of Roman civil law was the familia, a strictly defined group consisting of a head, called a paterfamilias, and his descendants in the male line. Recent work on the Roman family mai...

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