chapter 6

Question 1

paterfamilias

Answer 1

-male head of the house
-has legal rights over his descendants and property of the household
-legally independent

Question 2

materfamilias

Answer 2

-used for a married woman but does not imply legal rights

Question 3

patriapotestas

Answer 3

-power of the paterfamilias
-extends over descendants, wife (if manus), slaves
-controls all finances and property
-under patriapotestas can’t sign legal agreements
-power of life and death

Question 4

exposure

Answer 4

-abandoning a newborn to die or be taken by others
-law of 374 CE forbids exposure

Question 5

after paterfamilias dies

Answer 5

-children become sui juris “in their own right”
-adult dons become paterfamilias themselves
-all females and pre-adult dons have a legal guardian (tutor)

Question 6

sui juris or sui iuris

Answer 6

“in their own right”
-when a paterfamilias dies sons and daughters are not controlled by fathers anymore

Question 7

familia

Answer 7

household
-people under the potestas of the paterfamilias

includes:
-descendants of paterfamilias
-slaves
-property
-not often the wife
-often refers to slaves

Question 8

domus

Answer 8

members of the household
-immediate family plus relatives, slaves, other household members
-the physical house too

Question 9

conubium

Answer 9

legal ability to marry a roman citizen

Question 10

to make a valid roman marriage:

Answer 10

-intent
-conubium
-age: 12 for girls, and 14 for boys
-not too closely related

Question 11

intent

Answer 11

-ceremony
-witnesses
-dowry
-cohabitation

Question 12

manus

Answer 12

= hand
-the power of a husband over a wife

Question 13

manus times

Answer 13

manus was more common is early republic
-2nd century BC and later, more common to marry without manus

Question 14

dowry

Answer 14

wife’s contribution to the marriage and children
-passes to children after death

Question 15

expectations for marriage

Answer 15

-legitimate children
-concordia

Question 16

concordia

Answer 16

harmony, getting along

Question 17

Augustan marriage legislation

Answer 17

18 BC and 9 CE
-wants people to be married and have citizen children
-preference in public office given to men with children

Question 18

ius liberorum

Answer 18

right of children
-after a woman had 3 children she is sui iuris WITHOUT a guardian
-freed woman must have 4 children to get this privilege (loses obligations of operae- patron service)

Question 19

divorce

Answer 19

-initiated by husband or wife
-ending intent is enough
-no social stigma
-dowry must be returned
-children stay with father

Question 20

adultery

Answer 20

a wife’s crime
-wife must be faithful
-forfeit dowry
-man commits adultery by seducing married woman (slaves and concubines are acceptable)

Question 21

julian laws on adultery (augustus)

Answer 21

Adultery is a crime
• Have to prosecute
• Penalties for lenient husband
• Rewards for informers
• Father can kill daughter if he catches her
• Must kill daughter too if he kills the lover

Question 22

domus

Answer 22

the roman house -public and invitation only parts
•Suited to patron-client system
• Invitation as a way to show status
•Public/private refers to invitation

Question 23

atrium house

Answer 23

-women were not segregated
-slaves may work anywhere
-usually no slave quarters

Question 24

fauces

Answer 24

front door right on street, narrow entrance

Question 25

tablinum

Answer 25

home office, faces into atrium

Question 26

lararium

Answer 26

household shrine
-lares are household gods
-in atrium and kitchens

Question 27

peristyle

Answer 27

courtyard with columns around it
-inspired by greek houses
-roman’s start using them in 2nd century BC

Question 28

Triclinium

Answer 28

dining room
-recline to dine
-men and women done together

Question 29

klinai

Answer 29

couches

Question 30

cubiculum

Answer 30

bedroom
-needs invitation

Question 31

tabernae

Answer 31

shops at the front of the house
-no door way to main house

Question 32

atrium

Answer 32

let’s in air and light