
Roman women: everything you wanted to know
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Is Marriage a Good Idea?
A roman woman is still under the legal authority of her family, and she also has the right to protection from her own family. But if her own family aren't there, in principle, it can be a great thing, but in practice it might not mean anything. We do have enough evidence of women finding themselves isolated in a household where they're being mistreated that it's really kind of shocking. And we've got te question from katy's table on instagram. Did girls receive any education? They did!
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