Obsequium et reverentia.Moral and legal obligations of children to care for their parents in Roman Egypt: The case of wills, letters and contracts
| Autor: | Thoma, Marianna |
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| Zdroj: | Chronique d'Egypte; January 2018, Vol. 93 Issue: 185 p149-162, 14p |
| Abstrakt: | Discusses the various kinds of legal and moral obligations of children towards their parents in Roman Egypt, as implied on wills, private letters and some types of private contracts saved on papyrus documents. Particular attention is paid to the identification of different obligations between sons and daughters, and especially towards a widowed mother. Considers how these filial obligations strengthened the family ties in the society of Roman Egypt. |
| Databáze: | Supplemental Index |
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