Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- 1 Alexander the Great and the Creation of the Hellenistic Age
- 2 The Hellenistic Kingdoms
- 3 The Polis and Federalism
- 4 Hellenistic Economies
- 5 The Hellenistic Family
- 6 History and Rhetoric
- 7 Material Culture
- 8 Hellenistic Art: Two Dozen Innovations
- 9 Language and Literature
- 10 Greek Religion: Continuity and Change in the Hellenistic Period
- 11 Philosophy for Life
- 12 Science, Medicine, and Technology
- 13 Hellenistic Military Developments
- 14 Greeks and Non-Greeks
- 15 Recent Trends and New Directions
- Hellenistic Dynasties
- Works Cited
- Index
5 - The Hellenistic Family
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 November 2007
- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- 1 Alexander the Great and the Creation of the Hellenistic Age
- 2 The Hellenistic Kingdoms
- 3 The Polis and Federalism
- 4 Hellenistic Economies
- 5 The Hellenistic Family
- 6 History and Rhetoric
- 7 Material Culture
- 8 Hellenistic Art: Two Dozen Innovations
- 9 Language and Literature
- 10 Greek Religion: Continuity and Change in the Hellenistic Period
- 11 Philosophy for Life
- 12 Science, Medicine, and Technology
- 13 Hellenistic Military Developments
- 14 Greeks and Non-Greeks
- 15 Recent Trends and New Directions
- Hellenistic Dynasties
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
In the seventh year of the reign of Alexander son of Alexander, when Ptolemy was satrap for the fourteenth year, in the month of Dios. Marriage contract of Herakleides and Demetria. Herakleides from Temnos takes as his lawful wife Demetria from Kos, a free man a free woman, from her father Leptines from Kos and her mother Philotis. She brings into the marriage her clothing and jewellery worth 1,000 drachmas. Herakleides shall provide Demetria which all that befits a free woman and we shall live together wherever seems best to Leptines and Herakleides conferring together in common counsel. If Demetria is found to be doing any harm to the shame of her husband Herakleides, she shall be deprived of everything which she brought into the marriage, but Herakleides must prove whatever he accuses her of before three men, approved by them both. Herakleides is not to be allowed to bring in any other wife to the insult of Demetria, nor may he have children by another woman nor do any wrong to Demetria on any pretext. If Herakleides is caught doing any of these and Demetria proves it before three men whom they both approve, Herakleides shall return to Demetria the dowry which she brought with her of 1,000 dr. and in addition pay a fine of 1,000 dr. of the silver coinage of Alexander. This deed shall carry the force of law for Demetria and those acting with her in their levy on Herakleides and all Herakleides' property both on land and water.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World , pp. 93 - 112Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006
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