ABSTRACT

This article analyses the representation of the matrimonial family in Byzantine legislation. It provides an overview of the basic structures of the system from the time of Constantine the Great until the tenth century. The article considers the elements that can be seen in both the ideal conception provided by imperial law and the customs that imperial legislation recognized even when they differed from the ideal representation. In this reconstruction two types of matrimonial family are discussed: one that involves the transfer of property between families of origin and one that does not. From the matrimonial family, constituted without transfer of property, the logic behind the structure of exchange between families can be understood. This is especially revealing as regards its purpose, namely, the protection of the children and the surviving spouse and the conservation of the matrimonial family’s inheritance.

摘要

本文分析了拜占庭立法中婚姻家庭的代表。它提供了从君士坦丁大帝时代到十世纪的系统基本结构的概述。本文考虑了在帝国法所提供的理想概念中以及在其与理想代表不同的情况下帝国立法所认可的习俗中都可以看到的要素。在这种重建中，讨论了两种类型的婚姻家庭：一种涉及原籍家庭之间的财产转移，另一种不涉及。从没有财产转移的婚姻家庭中，可以理解家庭之间交换结构背后的逻辑。就其目的而言，这尤其显露出来，即