HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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he became a new father.
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his oldest son married.
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his own father died.
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he turned 18 years old.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A man would become a paterfamilias by being the oldest living male of the Roman family. The paterfamilias also had to be a Roman citizen to be considered a paterfamilias.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pater Familias exercised his power for life and had many powers. They were primarily the right to life and death (ius vitae necisque), the right to abandon newborns (ius exponendi), the right to sell children (ius vendendi). He had unlimited power over all persons and things within the family.
Detailed explanation-3: -The pater familias was the oldest living male of the family. If he had living sons, even grown men with their own families, those sons would still be under the power of the pater familias. In Ancient Rome, fathers were endowed with nearly limitless power over their family, especially their children.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which statement best describes the role of the pater / paterfamilia in the Roman family? He had complete authority over his wife and children. What is an established religion?