HIST 104 Study Guide - Final Guide: Njáls Saga, Corpus Juris Civilis, Sagas Of Icelanders
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Trying to get the law become official took some time, but eventually was sworn in. Children between nobility (except senate) and freedwomen now considered legitimate. Laws regarding adultery were strict and harsh. Husbands can"t kill adulterer unless they they are infamous, sell their bodies for gain , or are slaves. Husbands can"t kill adulterous wives either, but if he does, he should be punished more leniently, for the reason that he committed the act through impatience caused by just suffering . Husband must publicly dismiss his wife, otherwise he is seen as a pimp. Augustus put a time limit on engagement and clamped down on divorce . Because law was being sidestepped by longer engagements (thus postponed marriage and childbirth) and frequent divorces. Marry people from your classes, don"t intermix (ex. Incest was used to keep the family close. And rules were more lax for marriages of non-blood relationships (i. e. adopted). If you ignored it, you"d get in big trouble.
