Μανια as a ground for divorce in Novellae CXI and CXII of Leo the wise

Abstract

In this work, I shell try to make clear what the term μανία stands for in Leo’s Novella CXI and in Novella CXII. Another important question is change in legal status of mentally ill wife or husband, and its consequences when it comes to division of property during and after divorce. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 177032: Tradicija, inovacija i identitet u vizantijskom svetu]

Keywords

• Leo’s Novellae
• Prochiron Nomos
• Epanagoge
• Basilika
• divorce
• Digesta
• μανία