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Life in the Roman World
Quick questions on The Roman family - SQA National 5 Classical Studies
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What is the upbringing of children?Show answer
Roman children were raised to be dutiful members of the family and the state. In early childhood, a mother or a nurse cared for them, and fathers were expected to take an active interest, especially in a son's preparation for public life. Wealthier families educated their children, with boys often taught by a tutor (sometimes an educated enslaved person) in reading, writing and rhetoric to prepare them for careers, while girls were taught more domestic skills, though some learned to read and write. The values pressed on children were obedience, respect for elders and devotion to the family, summed up in the Roman ideal of pietas.
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Who was the paterfamilias? [2 marks]
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Who belonged to the Roman familia besides parents and children? [2 marks]
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Give one reason the father's control was less absolute in practice than in law. [2 marks]
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