An Analysis Of The Causes And Influences Of The "conjugal System" In Ancient Rome

Concubinatus is an important content of Rome marriage.The prevalence of Concubinatus in Rome during the period of the Republic to imperial period has experienced great changes,concubinatus stem from the upper,is popular in the lower in the society,untill flourish in the upper class,in Rome society has completed its transformation.There is a specific era background for the creation of Because of concubinatus.First,because of the constraints of the ancient Roman family concept,the Romans pay attention to the family and show that they pay attention to the purity of the family’s descendants.In order to maintain such a strict patriarchal system,the manu that have a significant influence on marriage are derived.Under the dual control of patriarchy and husband power,the limitations of Roman marriage are limited great.The second is the restraint of traditional Roman marriages.Due to the influence of patriarchal society,there are only a few people in Rome who have legal rights to marriage.The marriage system is blank for those who do not have the right to combine marriage,concubinatus appeared.Thirdly,the contradiction between the common people and the nobles is constantly changing.The struggle between the civilians and the nobles is an important part of the history of Rome.The change of the marriage system is a miniature of the struggle between the common people and the nobles.The change of the law on the marriage system is also a manifestation of the continuous progress of the civilian in the struggle.Concubinatus as a form of marriage in Rome has its distinct features.First of all,It is a de facto marriage that can break through class and ethnicity,this "marriage"is different from traditional marriage,sometimes obvious but sometimes blurred,at the beginning,there are obviously different,but gradually simplified in the marriage ceremony,when the concept of people gradually open,this appears to differ by implicit;secondly,concubinatus is strictly follow the "monogamy" principle,the difference between concubinatus and adultery,and back to my last point.Sometimes it is difficult to clearly distinguish between the two,to the late Republic,even some people in order to escape punishment by the concubinatus of adultery to escape punishment;thirdly,concubinatus occurs earlier,but the choice of the scope of concubinatus is constantly changing,from this change we can see the change of Rome society.From the beginning of the concubinatus of illegal facts of marriage to be the change process of Rome legal recognition reflects the historical changes and development of Rome society,on the other hand,the legalization process of concubinatus has important effects on Rome marriage,roman family and social status of women in Rome.The purpose of this paper is based on the development of Rome society,by means of the combination of history and comparative history,from the point of view of marriage in a corner of the development and change,characteristics of the concubinatus,focuses on exploring the effects of concubinatus.