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Ancient Rome
Question:
What rights did children have in ancient Rome?
Answer:
None. They were allowed to play and visit friends. They were also trained to obey elders. You never talked back to an elder Roman. You never talked back to your family. Doing those things could actually get you thrown out of the house, exiled by the paterfamilias (the male head of the family), and never allowed back. Roman Children