Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: 1, Capitoline Hill, Roman Citizenship

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: David Lamari

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Begin to note the importance of women after the republican period, during the empirical period o. Before they were largely absent because rome valued wars, architecture, and politics: also no literature by women o. They did have influences but sources just omitted them. Women giving birth was the only social role they were known for. Women didn"t fight against what society put on them: no evidence against the assigned gender role. Minimum age to consent to marriage: o. Boys -14 yrs old: girls- 12 yrs old. Many marriages arranged even before birth o. Common in aristocratic families: marriage symbolize merger o. But parents would be furious if they defy. They sacrificed and planned a lot for the marriage. Parents also forces careers on children to make them consent o o. Marriage was not a religious contract, it was a legal contract. Either party can end the marriage any time.