lex Papia Poppaea
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| Publication date | 25-02-2019 |
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| Book title | Oxford Classical Dictionary |
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| Series | Oxford Research Encyclopedias |
| Article number | e-8271 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publisher | Oxford: Oxford University Press |
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| Abstract | The lex Papia Poppaea was enacted in 9 ce by the suffect consuls, M. Papius Mutilus and Q. Poppaeus Secundus, probably on the initiative of the Emperor Augustus. The law complemented, supplemented, and enhanced the provisions of the lex Iulia de maritandis ordinibus (the law of Augustus concerning the regulation of marriage, enacted in 18 bce). The two laws, referred to jointly as the lex Iulia et Papia, had the primary effect of obliging all Roman citizens to marry and have (legitimate) heirs. |
| Document type | Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary |
| Language | English |
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https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.8271
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