The Virtuous Roman Woman

Francesca D’AmicoJennifer Gourley

Tanya Segota

Lex Julia et Papia Poppaea Forbade marriage of a senator or a

senator’s child to a prostitute Made conditions that prevented

marriage illegal (For ex. Power to inherit only if remained unmarried is not permitted)

Penalties for celibacy A person with more children was

preferred to one who had fewer

Lex Julia et Papia Poppaea Freedmen who had a certain number of

children were freed "operarum obligatione"

libertae, who had four children, were released from the tutela of their patrons

married persons who had no children could only take one half of an hereditas which was left to them (remedy:adoption)

Livia: Ideal Roman Woman

Wife of Augustus Active in administering the Empire

during Augustus' absence Built her own imperial state buildings First Empress to be deified after death Was also the ideal matrona, was seen

spinning wool

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