罗马社会转型时期婚姻现象探析

婚姻现象同社会的发展紧密联系在一起,并从侧面深刻地反映国家的政治、法律、意识形态和传统习俗,因而是了解社会的独特视角。罗马从共和制转向帝制这一历史性巨变,使其婚姻现象独具特色———姘合的出现,妇女婚姻地位的提高,离婚与再婚的盛行,政治和经济因素影响婚姻的缔结,婚姻法的不断完善等等。通过对这一时期婚姻现象的探析,会使我们更全面、更深刻地了解罗马社会转型时期①的历史。

Marriage Phenomena during the Roman Social Transitional Period

Marriage phenomena have close relationship with the development of society.It is a special angle to comprehend a society because it can reflect politics,law,ideology and tradition of a country.It is a historical changing era of Rome from Republic to Empire,during which cohabitation appeared,women marriage status advanced,divorce and remarriage prevailed,marriage was affected by politics and economy,and marriage law gradually perfected and so on.Exploring marriage phenomena would therefore provide a better understanding of Roman history.