CLA 010C Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Wedding Dress, Pater Familias, Freedman
11 Aug 2016
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Accounts for a lot of legislations and attitudes towards women. Men married in late 20s, women are married at ~12 years old. Younger: protected by father or uncle guardian figure. Public life for men, women were restricted to private and domestic life. Men have family and first name, as well as an extra name (due to attributes or given by family) Women have first and family name, but first name was often a feminine version of family name. Problems in supporting her and finding dowries and husbands for them. Augustan legislation: freeborn with 3 children can conduct her own business affairs. Not pro-women, trying to improve and strengthen nuclear family. Ability to make her own business affairs were a reward. Unlike greeks, romans allowed women to eat with men during meals. Usually had busts of ancestors to remind younger generation of tradition. Held together by power of the father (patria potestas): absolute within family.
