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... Roman mother walked in the streets clad in her stola maternalis ( married woman's gown ) , men made way for her as befitted the honor due a Roman matron.3 3 THE LATER ROMAN FAMILY As the state grew , the power of the husband was ...
... Roman mother walked in the streets clad in her stola maternalis ( married woman's gown ) , men made way for her as befitted the honor due a Roman matron.3 3 THE LATER ROMAN FAMILY As the state grew , the power of the husband was ...
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... Roman Christians did , that growing moral degeneracy and a decline in the birth rate caused the collapse of the Roman Empire . Its disintegration stemmed from a number of factors , and probably would have occurred even if the Romans had ...
... Roman Christians did , that growing moral degeneracy and a decline in the birth rate caused the collapse of the Roman Empire . Its disintegration stemmed from a number of factors , and probably would have occurred even if the Romans had ...
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... Roman law , " p . 46 . 2. E. Gibbon , The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire . 3. W. Goodsell , A History of Marriage and the Family . 4. J. P. V. D. Balsdon , Roman Women . 5. Ibid . 6. W. S. Davis , The Influence of Wealth in ...
... Roman law , " p . 46 . 2. E. Gibbon , The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire . 3. W. Goodsell , A History of Marriage and the Family . 4. J. P. V. D. Balsdon , Roman Women . 5. Ibid . 6. W. S. Davis , The Influence of Wealth in ...
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