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OpenStudy (mrcoolguy):

please help

OpenStudy (mrcoolguy):

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

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pater_familias it says oldest person in the family

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

or "father of the family"

OpenStudy (abbyselena2199):

The pater familias, also written as paterfamilias (plural patres familias), was the head of a Roman family. The pater familias was the oldest living male in a household. He had complete control of all family members. The term is Latin for "father of the family" or the "owner of the family estate".

OpenStudy (mrcoolguy):

i think its C

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

correct

OpenStudy (mrcoolguy):

thanks :)

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