Classical Civilisation

This quiz is about families in Rome, i hope it isnt too hard!

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What was included under the title "familias"
Wife, Husband, children, sons wives, their children, property, slaves.
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What is the paterfamilias?
Husband
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What was the name of the power the father had to choose his children.
Exposure
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What is pietas?
What a father was supposed to teach his children, duties to the Gods
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What happened on the Dies Lustricus?
A huge celebration, the eldest female relative of the family offered her best wishes for the child, used her middle finger to rub saliva on the child
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What are the order of names a boy was given?
Praenomen, Nomen, Cognomen
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Did boys stay under the protection of their father until...
16
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Could they adopt?
Yes
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On this day, the boy went to the forum with his father, uncles and friends, wearing the toga praetexta, then he would move on to the Capitol to offer a sacrifice then home for a celebration.
No, there is a piece of cheeky incorrect info there!
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On this day, the boy went to the forum with his father, uncles and friends, wearing the toga Virilis, then he would move on to the Capitol to offer a sacrifice then home for a celebration.
Yes, quite right!
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When where the poor and children buried/cremated?
Night
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The riches funerals consisted of:
the deceased being carried to the Forum, an adult would make a speech After the body has been buried, they place the image of the deceased in a popular place in the house. But the image is a mask, that is worn by a man at the deaths of anyone else in the
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What happened?
The last breath was caught
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Was....
the body washed and anointed. Dressed. Put on a couch with flowers, wreaths, candles. Women beat their breasts, and tore their hair?
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The procession - The maskers, and family and dead body(in an open coffin) went in the procession. His eyes were opened, and he was kissed finally.
Both of dem :)
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What is the paterfamilias?

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Husband

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What is pietas?

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What happened on the Dies Lustricus?

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