The Roman Family
Sextus Cornelia Marcus Aurelia Cornelius
Household everyone Included everyone who lived in the house Parents Children Other relatives Slaves father Controlled by father, or oldest male
Paterfamilias = father of the family life or death Legal power of life or death over members of his familia All property belongs to him
Runs the household daughters Teaches daughters Spins wool, weaves, does chores Takes care of children obey Must obey paterfamilias
Valued more than girls Carries on the family name school Attends school May go into: Government Politics War
Learns how to run the mother household from mother not Does not attend school age 12 Could marry by age 12 Marriages often arranged
Familia Romana American Family