CLA233H1 Final: CLA233H1 Exam Review.docx

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In the tablinium of a roman home, there would be death masks this depicts the continuation of honoring the family"s ancestors. In seneca the younger"s epistle 47, he mentions that the ancestors of romans used to dine with their slaves. In the roman family, daughters were taught the roles of their mothers and sons of their fathers. Struggle of the orders: patricians vs. plebeians, patricians: initially had sole access to high political and religious offices. Powerful and wealthy non-royal families that came to dominate roman society: plebeians: composed of the rest of roman society, but excluded slaves. Essentially held a labour strike by refusing to go to war if they could not pay off their debts to patricians. Others became wealthier than some patricians: struggle of the orders led to the establishment of the tribune of the plebs. This new office could be seen as going against mos maiorum.

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