References
- The word “family” throughout this article will refer to the relevant stereotype family of a particular era since no more than generalizations and typifications are possible.
- Primarily the focus will be on marriage and divorce, with some reference to property matters.
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- Bible — Exodus 22 : 16 .
- Aristotle , Politics , Book I, Ch. 5.
- Jones J. W. , The Law and Legal Theory of the Greeks , Oxford Uni. Press , 1956 , p. 182 .
- Ibid.
- ibid., p. 178 .
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- Buckland W. W. , A Textbook of Roman Law , Cambridge Uni. Press , 1968 , pp. 102 – 104 .
- Institute of Justinian , 5th ed. , Book I Title X states “Roman citizens are joined together in lawful wedlock when they are united according to law”. Moyle's Translation, 1955 , p. 12 .
- Buckland , op. cit., p. 118 .
- ibid., pp. 118 – 120 .
- Buckland McNair , op. cit., p. 32 .
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- Bible , Corinthian , 7 : 8 – 9 .
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- ibid., p. 28 .
- Collins Randall , A Conflict Theory of Sexual Stratification ( 1971 ), Social Problems 19 (Summer), 3 : 21 .
- Kirkpatrick C. , op. cit., pp. 104 – 105 .
- Bromley , op. cit., pp. 203 – 204 .
- Com. Vol. I , p. 442 .
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