Question

Who was the paterfamilias in early Rome?

A.
a boy's father

B.
a boy's grandfather

C.
the oldest living male in a family

D.
descendants of the family

Answer 1

@lsherron

Answer 2

C The oldest living male in a family – he had certain traditional responsibilities, including religious duties, leading the family setting an example of law-abiding and morality and the property of the family.

An uncle could be the paterfamilias, a family was more than the “nuclear” unit it is seen as today and included all blood relatives and even the slaves.

Answer 3

ty!