Roman women Flashcards
women were now able to enter prestigious ________ [positions
religious
what were the two kinds of marriages, explain
In the hand - wife becomes apart of the husbands family, she is under his guidance
Without the hand - wife is not apart of the family legally, neither is her money or her property - the kids are tho
Gave a rich wife power - if they break up her things are still hers, the husband may not be able to get the funds to make her whole of ownership when she leaves
To end the contract of marriage, all that was required was to spend _____ _____ apart and then end it
3 nights
Legal requirements for marriage:
age - ____ for boys, _____ for women
Had to be roman _______
Romans could betrothe ______ - as in when they come of _____ they intend to
age - 14 for boys, 12 for women
Had to be roman citizens
Romans could betrothe infants - as in when they come of age they intend to
______ makes wedding dress
they sinch a ____ in the front
when the couple get back but hubby ______ it
they spend their first night in the _____
the husband carries the wife over _______, bad luck if she _____
bride
knot
unsinches
atrium
doorstep
doorstep, trips
“If we could live without a wife we would avoid that annoyance”
what does this refer tp
had to procreate but saw women as annoying
the _____ syays that even if husband dies, shouldn’t get married - nuclear family, woman stays with family and raises kids
The univera
Roman ________ wrote essays on what marriage should and would be
Saw rome as being betrayed by _____ people dedicated by their own ______
beleived u should ______ your own kids and never ____
moralists
selfish
pleasures
educate, abort
Father must _______ child, if not he will just abandon them
recognize
Newborn would be place in _______, if he _______ it up he acknowledges it and must ______ for it, if not he abandons it
atrium
picks it up
provide
On the —th day of the child’s birth, the child is named
9TH
When a boy reaches ____, has to give up childish clothing, and the _______ given to them for protection at birth taken away
12, Amulet
Anyone can adopt anyone else, but_______ people cannot adopt those _______ than them
young, older
Children often _____ when the father left too much to people other than them
sued
women had ______ rights and kept _____ even when married, or if they brake up
property, property
Many wealthy women inherited a large amount of estate
why?
they lived longer
Women had to have a ________ when it came to legal documents
they ______ wills n shit
why was this silly
guardian, signed
Silly cause if she wants to sign and will and the guardian wont, she can fire them and hire one that will
Dude wrote something about how there’s nothing worse than a well educated wealthy woman because they’re __________
independent
Visible women thus have to exert their presence in a certain way that wasnt social suicide
how did they do this
Had to body the values of the matrona (head female of the family) when being socially present, acting as if they are doing it for their family to not be seen as a threat
what was different for women in the imperial era
similar but we see women who transgress against these things
For example julia who was sexually liberated, or messalina who had a certain amount power
what head peice did women wear
emovable head piece (removable so they could take it off and change their perceived image if necessary)
religiously the roman empire was _____
polytheistic
female dieties were called _______
the religions that were not christian were later reffered to as ______ _____
what does interprtatio mean
mothers
dog headed
the assertion of equivalance between foreign diety and a roman one
the only time romans rejects a religions what when?
when it posed a political threat
_______, and _____ were monotheistic unlike many others who beleived in multiple religions
jews and christians
romans considered christianity to be a sect of _____
judaism
the imperial clt spread after _______
what was it
Priests/ temples/sacrifices job it is to pray for the emperors and their health
Good job to have
