Women, Children, and Families in the Greco-Roman World
Deep Dive into Women, Children, and Families in the Greco-Roman World by Lynn H. CohickThe Greco-Roman family prioritized communal honor and wealth over individual desires. The household, or domus, was an expansive unit comprising parents, children, extended family, slaves, and freed persons. Within this structure, the father held the highest legal authority, though the term paterfamilias often denoted estate ownership rather than just a familial relationship. Idealized fathers were expected to be beneficent, while mothers were characterized by virtue and domestic management. Public art…
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