Roman Marriage : Iusti Coniuges from the Time of Cicero to the Time of Ulpian

This `brilliant book, immensely detailed, well organised ... and always accessible' Times Literary Supplement, is rapidly becoming established as a classic study of Roman marriage during the later Republic and the Principate (c.100 BC - AD 235). It is also the first book to examine the interaction of law and reality within Roman marriage. The author explores both the dynamics behind marriage and the fundamental effects of the institution on the individual and society using a wide range of original sources, all of which are translated for those who do not know Latin.