The freedom of love and marriage was restrained among the Romans by natural and civil impediments.Justinian Code Published, featuring a series of

The dignity of marriage was restored by the Christians, who derived all spiritual grace from the prayers of the faithful and the benediction of the

But this union on the side of the woman was rigorous and unequal; and she renounced the name and worship of her father's house to embrace a new

Justinian respected the rights of patrons, but his indulgence removed the badge of disgrace from the two inferior orders of freedmen: whoever ceased

Three hundred and sixty years of disorder and decay accelerated the progress of oblivion; and it may fairly be presumed that of the [Roman] writings

The science of the laws is the slow growth of time and experience, and the advantage both of method and materials is naturally assumed by the most