1. What Sort of Life Did a Roman Woman of the Middle Classes le
... manus means to have the authority or control over another person, slave or wife, much like someone has the control over their property. There were two main forms of marriage - Sine manu, in this form, a woman would be able to stay under the control of her father. She would spend 3 days a year under the roof of her father's house. There was ... also Cum manu, this was when she would go under the complete control of her husband. Sine manu was the most popular form of marriage for middle class and wealthy women. In this form of marriage, the wife would be able to return to her father is .....
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