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

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

anonymous · Answer

paterfamilias: the male head of a family or household.
so...which one do you think it is?

anonymous · Answer

What do you think?

anonymous · Answer

The pater familias, also written as paterfamilias (plural patres familias), was the head of a Roman family. The paterfamilias was the oldest living male in a household. He had complete control of all family members.