Patriarchy, property and death in the Roman family /

The Roman father, with his monopoly of property rights and power of life and death over his children, has been prominent in the formulation of the concept of patriarchy in European thought. However, the severe, authoritarian image, based on legal rules and legends, provides, according to Professor S...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Saller, Richard P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Series:Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 25.
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