CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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sell his children into slavery.
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sell his wife to another husband.
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claim his wife’s public office as his own.
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claim a second wife if his current wife could not have children.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The paterfamilias had absolute rule over his household and children. If they angered him, he had the legal right to disown his children, sell them into slavery or even kill them.
Detailed explanation-2: -However, abandoned children could also be brought up as slaves. The law also stated that fathers could sell their older children if they were in need of money. A wealthy Roman would buy a slave in a market place.
Detailed explanation-3: -These included children born into slavery, people captured in war, individuals who were sold or self-sold into slavery and infants abandoned at birth. Less common were children sold by their parents, people being enslaved for debts or as punishment for crimes and people who were victims of kidnapping and piracy.