read pages 179 191 blue books Notes People could become emancipated at the age of 14 from their husband child or parents legal freedom average life expectancy for a woman in the roman empire was about 34 years old 30 40 of all children died before the age 5 so many complications during pregnancies women were at risk of death during child bearing years wealthier people were more likely to live longer marriage was generally not for love divorce was a huge social stigma made people afraid to marry a divorced women suffered economically children stayed with husband bringing in food from other countries was difficult lack of refrigeration lack of transportation rome had grain imported from egypt the egyptian ship fleet with the grains aboard was a major political concern for rome s officials The idea of christianity that the father and the son were equal was completely inconceivable for the romans must be hierarchy Arianism challenged this idea in the 19th century rome fell
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