Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History |
Editors | Roger S. Bagnall, Kai Brodersen, Craige B. Champion, Andrew Erskine, Sabine R. Huebner |
Place of Publication | Malden, MD |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 5588-5589 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Volume | 10 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781444338386, 1444338382 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781405179355, 140517935X |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Abstract
In documentary material from the early Roman period, the term prosphora (“something that has been brought to; offering”) is used for the designation of a dowry category.
Keywords
- Byzantine history
- Economic history
- Legal history
- Roman history