3.2 ROMAN HOME + FAMILY Flashcards
Who was the paterfamilias
Oldest living male in the household
Power of being a paterfamilias
- legal power
- inspect newborn - unwanted or illegitimate would order abandonment
Responsabilites of Paterfamilias
- Oversee education of children
- Arranged suitable marriage for daughters
- Led religous worship at household shrines
How would a client benefit from a patron
Be given money to run errands or buisness oppourtunites
How would patrons benefit from having clients
Accompany to baths, vote and bribe others to vote for the patron
Whose client would freedemen become
Their ex-masters
Where would schooling take place
In the streets or back of shops
When does school start
Very early in the morning - often as soon as it was light
How were students graded
No exams - teachers didn’t need qualifications
Who would accompany children to school
Slaves
Age of litterator stage
7-11
Age of grammaticus stage
12-16
Age of rhetor stage
17+
Subjects at litterator stage
Reading, writing basic arithmetic
Teaching method at litterator stage
Copied out sentences on wax tablets with stilus
