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ages of women at the time of marriage: the example of ancient Salona

M. Sinobad


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Abstract

Among the epigraphic records from Roman-era Salona, there is a small group of grave monuments that record the age of women at the time of their death and the duration of their marriage. These are an outstanding source of data on marriage, the quality of life of women, and overall social circumstances in Salona. The people commemorated in these epigraphs generally belonged to the well-to-do middle class that emerged in urban centres of the Roman Empire. Among them there were freedmen/women, free citizens of both sexes, but also slaves. Grave monuments of this character were not common in the Roman Empire. They were mostly documented in the cities of ancient Italy, while only a smaller number has been found in the provincial centres of Africa, Dalmatia and Pannonia.

Keywords

Salona; grave monuments; social history; Roman law; marriage

Hrčak ID:

6082

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/6082

Publication date:

21.12.2005.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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