The Ancient City 12 The Right of Succession

⁣"The living man was only the representative of a constant and immortal being: the family."


⁣Book 2 Ch 7 of Fustel de Coulanges, The Ancient City (1864)



⁣0:00 Nature & Principle
4:15 Son Not Daughter
12:27 Collateral Succession
16:42 Emancipation & Adoption
19:10 No Wills
24:56 Primogeniture