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Schultz, Women's Religious Activity in the Roman Republic (University of North Carolina Press, 2006), pp. The stola was a long white dress that was cinched at the waist and which fell to the wearer’s feet, secured by clasps at the shoulder. But because under Roman law a slave had no father, freed slaves had no inheritance rights unless they were named in a will. With few exceptions—like the words of the female poet Sulpicia or the graffiti of a woman summoning her lover, found scrawled on the walls at Pompeii—what we know about them comes almost entirely from the writings of men in Rome’s most elite circles. For instance, while Julius Caesar was away from Rome throughout the 50s BCE, his wife Calpurnia was responsible for taking care of his assets.

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This differed from the Athenian custom of arranged marriage and sequestration, which did not allow wives to walk the streets unescorted. Wealthy women wore jewels such as emeralds, aquamarine, opal, and pearls as earrings, necklaces, rings and sometimes sewn onto their shoes and clothing. Roman women, in Cato's view, had showed only too clearly that their appetites once corrupted knew no limits, and must be restrained. though some elite women could manipulate or persuade their husbands and through them exercise political influence and in some cases, control.Nor was "private" the same as "secret": Romans were suspicious of secretive religious practices, and Cicero cautioned that nocturnal sacrifices were not to be performed by women, except for those ritually prescribed pro populo, on behalf of the Roman people, that is, for the public good.

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The pater familias had the right and duty to find a husband for his daughter, [33] and first marriages were normally arranged.

Gifts could be exchanged between the partners in concubinage, in contrast to marriage, which maintained a more defined separation of property. The one major public role reserved solely for women was in the sphere of religion: the priestly office of the Vestals.

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While no formal waiting period was dictated for a widower, it was customary for a woman to remain in mourning for ten months before remarrying. The Christianization of the Empire, beginning with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine in the early 4th century, eventually had consequences for the legal status of women. One of these, Maesia Sentinas, [47] is identified by her origin in the town of Sentinum, and not, as was customary, by her relation to a man.

Since the most ambitious aristocratic men were frequently away from home on military campaign or administrative duty in the provinces, sometimes for years at a time, the maintenance of the family's property and business decisions were often left to the wives. Women gathered on a daily basis to meet with friends, attend religious rites at temples, or to visit the baths.

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Agrippina, his mother and staunch advocate, had cannily maneuvered her way to power, mostly through marriage (and possibly murder), also receiving the revered title of Augusta. Since wealthy couples often owned multiple homes and country estates with dozens or even hundreds of slaves -- some of whom were educated and highly skilled -- this could be the equivalent of running a small corporation. The Greek observer Plutarch indicates that a second wedding among Romans was likely to be a quieter affair, as a widow would still feel the absence of her dead husband, and a divorcée ought to feel shame. The independent Maesia spoke in her own defense, and was acquitted almost unanimously after only a short trial because she spoke with such strength and effectiveness. Alternatively, Epictetus and other historians and philosophers suggest that the educational system was preoccupied with the development of masculine virtue, with male teenagers performing school exercises in public speaking about Roman values.If Manilia is not a defendant, she'll be the plaintiff; she will herself frame and adjust the pleadings; she will be ready to instruct Celsus himself how to open his case, and how to urge his points. Because women had the right to own property, they might engage in the same business transactions and management practices as any landowner. No Roman woman could vote, play a direct role in political or military affairs or otherwise play an official part in how the republic and, later, the empire was run.

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