CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Otium, Impluvium, Oecus

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The first man to divorce was carvilius ruga in 230 bce. A woman could divorce at will: this was less frequent for a lot of social reasons, generally the man made the decision to divorce. Divorce was a private act between the two households, and the reasons for divorce were also private. Uxor, uade foras wife get out of the house. Divorce generally happened in the upper class. In some cases divorce happened not only because there was no affection between the couple, but because it was necessary to marry a different woman in order to form an alliance. The dowry given to the husband was returnable in case of a divorce. After divorce the children were under the potestas of the father: the wife left the house, and the children were the responsibility of the father until they reached adulthood. In the case of a woman having several husbands throughout her lifetime, this brought her away from her children.

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