Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21632
Title: Lex Oppia
Contributor(s): Hopwood, Bronwyn  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2016
DOI: 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah30249
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21632
Abstract: The Lex Oppia, passed in 215 BCE and repealed in 195 BCE, prohibited women from using more than half an ounce of gold, purple-dyed clothing, or carriages except during public religious festivals. The law has become a focal point in discussions of Roman luxury and women's rights.
Publication Type: Entry In Reference Work
Source of Publication: The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, p. 1-2
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Place of Publication: Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781444338386
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 210306 Classical Greek and Roman History
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 430305 Classical Greek and roman history
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 950504 Understanding Europe's Past
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 130704 Understanding Europe’s past
HERDC Category Description: N Entry In Reference Work
Appears in Collections:Entry In Reference Work
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