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    The mos maiorum (Classical Latin: [ˈmoːs majˈjoːrʊ̃]; "ancestral custom" or "way of the ancestors"; pl.: mores, cf. English "mores"; maiorum is the genitive...
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    meant to embellish his reputation as "the foremost representative of the mos maiorum". He and his sister Porcia were orphaned, probably before Cato was four...
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    Divorce was socially acceptable if carried out within social norms (mos maiorum). By the time of Cicero and Julius Caesar, divorce was relatively common...
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    "civil law"). This consisted of Mos Maiorum (Latin for "way of the ancestors") and Leges (Latin for "laws"). Mos Maiorum was a set of rules of conduct based...
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    cremations, and burials. They were part of time-hallowed tradition (Latin: mos maiorum), the unwritten code from which Romans derived their social norms. Elite...
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    directly with the gods. This archaic religion was the foundation of the mos maiorum, "the way of the ancestors" or simply "tradition", viewed as central...
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    equitum Consular tribune Rex Triumviri Decemviri Interrex Public law Mos maiorum Ius Senatus consultum Quaestio perpetua Senatus consultum ultimum Titles...
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    citizenship virtue in ancient Rome lex libertas – Roman goddess of liberty mos maiorum – Customs and traditions of ancient Rome munera – Public works and entertainment...
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    something and are in contrary. The Roman Republic's constitution or mos maiorum ("custom of the ancestors") was an unwritten set of guidelines and principles...
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    Julius Caesar and a famously stalwart champion of Roman traditionalism (mos maiorum). The Letters are considered a seminal work in the tradition of the Commonwealth...
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    Centuriate Tribal Plebeian Executive magistrates SPQR Law Twelve Tables Mos maiorum Citizenship Auctoritas Imperium Status Litigation Government Curia Forum...
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    of ancient Rome, but sexuality was not excluded as a concern of the mos maiorum, the traditional social norms that affected public, private, and military...
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    demonstrations of the individual's adherence to moral expectations (mos maiorum) or failures to do so. Rape of the Sabine women, explaining the importance...
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    childbirth reflects the high value Romans placed on family, tradition (mos maiorum), and compatibility of the sexes. Under the Empire, children were celebrated...
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    terms of the consensus of values at Rome at the time: libertas, leges, mos maiorum, and senatorial incompetence at governing the res publica". In public...
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    parenting, and adultery were part of Augustus' program to restore the mos maiorum (traditional social norms) while consolidating his power as princeps...
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    Republic, and were upheld over the centuries under the principle of mos maiorum ("customs of the ancestors"). While Senate meetings could take place...
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    Republic's founding in 509 BC. Significant emphasis was placed on custom, the mos maiorum ("ways of the elders"), in the managing of Rome's affairs. The most important...
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    cults unless they offended natural or divine laws or undermined the mos maiorum (roughly, "the way of the ancestors"); the relationship between gods...
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