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Patriarchy, property, and death in the Roman family

by Richard P. Saller

1994 249 pages eng

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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