Using a variety of historical sources and methodological approaches, this book presents the first large-scale study of single men and women in the Roman world, from the Roman Republic to Late Antiquity and covering virtually all periods of the ancient Mediterranean. It asks how singleness was defined and for what reasons people might find themselves unmarried. While marriage was generally favoured by philosophers and legislators, with the arguments against largely confined to genres like satire and comedy, the advent of Christianity brought about a more complex range of thinking regarding its desirability. Demographic, archaeological and socio-economic perspectives are considered, and in particular the relationship of singleness to the Roman household and family structures. The volume concludes by introducing a number of comparative perspectives, drawn from the early Islamic world and from other parts of Europe down to and including the nineteenth century, in order to highlight possibilities for the Roman world.
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 14/02/2019
- ISBN:
- 9781108664714
- 9781108664714
- Category:
- Classical history / classical civilisation
- Format:
- Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
- Publication Date:
- 14-02-2019
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
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Social & cultural history
Sociology: family & relationships
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
General & world history
Middle Eastern history
Islamic law
Sociology: customs & traditions
Ancient history: to c 500 CE
European history
Classical history / classical civilisation
Legal history
Roman law
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