WOMEN AND THE LAW

Judith Evans Grubbs has a track record as a historian of law and society, and her collation "Women and Law in the Roman Empire: A Sourcebook on Marriage, Divorce and Widowhood" is therefore both welcome and valuable. Despite some quibbles, this is a collection by an expert which is also la...

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Published in:The Classical review 2003-10, Vol.53 (2), p.421-423
Main Author: Harries, Jill
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Judith Evans Grubbs has a track record as a historian of law and society, and her collation "Women and Law in the Roman Empire: A Sourcebook on Marriage, Divorce and Widowhood" is therefore both welcome and valuable. Despite some quibbles, this is a collection by an expert which is also largely accessible to the general user and will be a necessary part of all teaching and research collections devoted to the study of women and the family in antiquity. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0009-840X
1464-3561
DOI:10.1093/cr/53.2.421