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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Cato the Younger (section Embodying the mos maiorum)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Roman funerary practices (redirect from Imagine maiorum)
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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Centuriate Tribal Plebeian Executive magistrates SPQR Law Twelve Tables Mos maiorum Citizenship Auctoritas Imperium Status Litigation Government Curia Forum...
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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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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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