The Roman Senate abrogated the long-standing ban of marriages between paternal uncle and niece to legalize the impending wedding between Emperor Claudius and his niece Iulia Agrippina.The senatorial debate was dominated by references to the Oriental and Hellenistic world with an ancient tradition of marriages in fratrum filias coniugia.This study examines the numerous references to customs in the Mediterranean and the Middle East found in the works of the ancient historians and in epigraphic sources.
Amor inlicitus. Claudius, der Senat und die „Einführ“ inzestuöser Ehen in Rom
Buongiorno, P.
2021-01-01
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The Roman Senate abrogated the long-standing ban of marriages between paternal uncle and niece to legalize the impending wedding between Emperor Claudius and his niece Iulia Agrippina.The senatorial debate was dominated by references to the Oriental and Hellenistic world with an ancient tradition of marriages in fratrum filias coniugia.This study examines the numerous references to customs in the Mediterranean and the Middle East found in the works of the ancient historians and in epigraphic sources.File in questo prodotto:
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