• DOI:10.1016/j.hisfam.2009.06.001
Corpus ID: 52211464

A peculiar institution? Greco–Roman monogamy in global context

@article{Scheidel2009API,
  title={A peculiar institution? Greco–Roman monogamy in global context},
  author={W. Scheidel},
  journal={The History of the Family},
  year={2009},
  volume={14},
  pages={280 - 291}
}

W. Scheidel

Published 2009

Sociology

The History of the Family

In what sense were the ancient Greeks and Romans monogamous, and why does it matter? This paper addresses this question from a transdisciplinary and global cross-cultural perspective. It considers the physical and anthropological record of polygyny, delineates the historical expansion of formal monogamy, and critiques complementary social science models of mate choice. This approach allows us to situate Greco–Roman practice on a spectrum from traditional polygamy to more recent forms of… CONTINUE READING

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