CLA233H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Lex Hortensia, Sacrosanctity, Palencia
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Seven hills of rome: quirinal, virminial, esquiline, caelian, capitoline, palentine, aventine. Important kings: romulus, tarquinius priscus, servilius tullius, tarqunius superbus. Characterized by the struggle of orders: patrician and plebeian, not a class struggle but a political struggle. Familia was the primary unit of roman life. Failure to marry = taxes, lessening of inheritance rights. Restrictions on who could marry who (especially for the senatorial class) Women with three children would have a less restrictive form of guardianship. Killing your master resulted in the murder of all other slaves. Freedmen could be pretty successful (especially under empire) First name more likely used within the family. Daughters took a feminized version of their father"s nomen (ex. Daughters have all the same name differentiated by major/minor or prima/secunda/tertia etc. Home is divided by social rank rather than gender (such as with the greeks) Instrumental friendship between the patron and client (who was normally of a lower class)
