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Marriage, Sex and Death

Marriage, Sex and Death

The Family and the Fall of the Roman West
Ancient HistoryHistory
Pages
232
Published
2017
Language
English

Synopsis

As the Roman Empire declined in the West, the Catholic Church and Germanic kingdoms rose, dramatically reshaping law, politics, and culture. This book examines how the family became a central battleground for morality, law, and tradition during this upheaval. It explores the intersections of Roman and Christian legal thought and political power through the lens of familial struggles.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

InformativeIntellectualComplexThought-Provoking

Genres

Ancient History History Law Religion Sociology

About the author

E
Emma Southon

Emma Southon is a British historian of ancient Rome, born in Brighton. She holds a PhD in Ancient History from the University of Birmingham (2013); her doctoral research was published as Marriage, Sex and Death: The Family and the Fall of the Roman West. After several years teaching ancient and medieval history and academic writing, she left academia to write and podcast full time. She is the author of Agrippina (a biography of the mother of Nero), A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,...