Table of Contents

List of Tables Contributors Introduction 1. The Roman Family by Beryl Rawson 2. Women in Roman Succession by J. A. Crook 3. Feminine Inadequacy and the Senatusconsultum Velleianum by J. A. Crook 4. Family Finances: Terentia and Tullia by Suzanne Dixon 5. Patria Potestas by W. K. Lacey 6. The Status of Children in Mixed Marriages by P. R. C. Weaver 7. Children in the Roman Familia by Beryl Rawson 8. Wet-nursing at Rome: A Study in Social Relations by Keith R. Bradley 9. Theories of Conception in the Ancient Roman World by Ian Blayney 10. Conclusion Bibliography (I) Sources for the study of the Roman Family by Edyth Binkowski and Beryl Rawson (II) List of references Index

Reviews

"Few studies before have covered such a wide range of topics in Roman family history-from wet nurses to Vestal Virgins, from foster-children to the property rights of women... The most interesting and useful contributions are those concerned with legal status within the Roman family and particularly with the rights of women."-Times Literary Supplement "This book is a major contribution to both the field of women's studies and the social history of the ancient world."-Choice