CLA 010C Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Roman Forum, Lex Papia Poppaea, Freedman
11 Aug 2016
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Rome was declining as a city; people wanted to improve it (including augustus) Decay of upper-class with the end of the republic. Made adultery a public crime and private offense. If husband found out wife was involved in adultery, he would divorce he. Proceed to take her to court and prosecute her and her love. Punishments include banishment from rome (usually to an island. Julian law on the classes to be married. Encourages marriage by removing barrier between freeborn and freed. Exceptions: senators and their sons (can"t marry freed women) Penalties were applied to those who didn"t marry when reached marriageable age. Penalties were taken away if stated that they would marry soon. Number of children signified when he ran for office. Problem: not everyone was able to have children, but were still penalize. Distinguished between those who couldn"t have children versus those w refused to marry. Small progress, up about 900,000 of population from 28 bc to 14 ad.
