Roman marriage: iusti coniuges from the time of Cicero to the time of Ulpian

pt. 1. Matrimonium. Introduction

Capacity and intent

pt. 2. Sponsi. Choosing a coniunx

From negotiation and engagement

Nova nupta and novus coniunx

pt. 3. Coniuges : ideals and reality in the relationship of husband and wife. The Greek philosophical background

Graeco-Roman theories of marriage

Coniugalis amor

Sexual relations

pt. 4. Paterfamilias and materfamilias. Dis

Res : property : separation and mixing

Domus

pt. 5. Separation. Divorce

Death

Conclusions

Appendices. Some alleged aldulteri ; Some adultery prosecutions or sentences under the Juli-Claudians ; Philosophers on sexuality ; Magistrates 60-50BC with identified wives

Attested divorces during the Republic ; Attested divorces in the early principate.