Roman Life - Families - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
authority of paterfamilias over his wife manus
100%
head of Roman family, who held patria patestas; always sui iuris ('his own master') paterfamilias
100%
people who were related by marriage only adfines
50%
process of one paterfamilias adopting another paterfamilias (had to be approved by pontifices and comitia curiata) adrogatio
50%
people who shared common lineage through males to a common ancestor agnati
50%
people who were related by blood, through males or females cognati
50%
power of paterfamilias over his property and slaves dominica potestas
50%
process by which sons of paterfamilias become heads of new houses emancipatio
50%
power of paterfamilias over his descendants patria potestas/patria maiestas/patrium ius/imperium paternum
50%
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