AR105 Lecture 4: CL102 week 4
10 Dec 2013
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
The domus was the basic unit of roman society. Paterfamilias (father of the family: unparalleled power over offspring, right to dispose of family members as he saw fit. Roman women assigned a guardian, usually the pf. Custom of guardianship gradually eroded; finally abolished under. Had absolute power over his children and other agnatic descendants. Ex> he decided whether or not the new-born child should be reared. A transference of power from the father to the husband which resulted in the martial subordination of the woman. Romans viewed manus marriage as a way of keeping women in line. Practice of manus marriage also gradually diminishes over time. Change in domestic religion: woman worshipped her husbands family gods, not those of her own father. Gave a woman access to her husbands property. Men used marriage as a means to cement political ties between men: ex> octavia, sister of augustus/octavian, married to mark.
