Divorce Flashcards
Why was divorce typically easier then compared to nowadays?
All that was required was for one group/person to walk away - typically this was easier for the man as the children automatically went with him
Why was divorce more common in wealthy families?
They often needed to make political advances
What was a common cause of divorce and why was this unfair?
Infertility - because it was often blamed on the woman
Why might divorce have been less common among the lower classes
Because they generally didn’t need to make political advances
What insight does Cicero offer regarding the impact of divorce on families in his Letters to Atticus
He sees a boy weeping, lamenting to him - incredibly sad as a result of his parents’ divorce - shows that it impacted the children significantly, not just the parents - it tore families apart
