The Roman Mother, first published in 1988, traces the traditional
Roman attitude towards mothers to its republican origins, examining
the diverse roles and the relative power and influence associated
with motherhood. The importance of the paterfamilias with his
wide-ranging legal rights and obligations is familiar, but much
less attention has been devoted to the equally interesting position
and duties of mothers and the particular limitations on their
actions. The author considers the legal position of the mother, the
status of the widow and her testamentary position; the official
promotion of parenthood by Augustan legislation; and the duties of
mother to sons and daughters and vice versa, as they altered
throughout the children's lives. Literary stereotypes of ideal
senatorial mothers and of wicked step-mothers also have their part
to play in interpreting the Roman view of motherhood, and the
influence of such values on the course of Roman history.
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