Latin Adultery Sophia Lomeli 2021 -

Adultery is generally defined as the act of sexual intercourse with someone other than one's spouse, often considered a breach of marital vows. Laws and social views on adultery vary significantly across cultures and jurisdictions.

| Reviewer | Publication | Main Praise | Main Critique | |----------|-------------|-------------|---------------| | M. R. Cox | Journal of Roman Studies | “Elegant integration of quantitative lexical data with nuanced legal analysis.” | Calls for a deeper look at provincial (non‑Italian) inscriptions, which may show regional variation. | | A. B. Simmons | Classical Philology | “A valuable resource for anyone teaching Roman family law.” | Suggests the study could have explored comparative Greek terminology (e.g., moicheía). | | J. L. Peterson | American Journal of Philology | “Ground‑breaking in revealing the moral‑political uses of adultery accusations.” | Notes that the article’s discussion of post‑imperial Christian reinterpretations is brief. | latin adultery sophia lomeli 2021

Overall, the article is widely regarded as authoritative on the lexical and legal aspects of Roman adultery, while encouraging future work on regional and comparative dimensions. Adultery is generally defined as the act of

| Period | Dominant Term | Conceptual Focus | |--------|----------------|------------------| | Republican | Fornicatio / Impudicitia | General sexual misconduct; little legal specificity. | | Early Imperial (1st c. CE) | Adulterium (under Augustus) | Legal codification; protection of familia and state morality. | | Late Imperial (4th–5th c. CE) | Impudicitia & Luxuria | Moralizing rhetoric; Christianity reframes adultery as sin rather than merely crime. | | Post‑Classical | Adulterium (Latin legal tradition) | Retained in canon law (e.g., Decretum Gratiani), influencing medieval concepts of marital fidelity. | | Period | Dominant Term | Conceptual Focus

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