Ancient Roman FAQs
Claudia Sheehan
Writing
Family
When the woman would have a baby,it would be placed at the fathers feet, and if he accepted it, he would raise it above his head, but if he chose not to keep it, it was left to die. Women who didn't want to be pregnant tried several methods to try to terminate it. They tried jumping up and down vigorously, riding horses, and injecting concoctions into themselves after intercourse.
Roman names are also very different from modern family names. The daughters took the female version of their fathers name, and if there was more than one daughter, they had the same name, just adding numbers at the end. Also women didn't change their names at marriage.
Clothing: Men and Boys
Clothing: Women and Girls'
Sources
Roger S. Bagnall, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History (London & New York: Routledge, 1995).
Raffaella Cribiore, Writing, Teachers, and Students in Graeco-Roman Egypt (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996).
William V. Harris, Ancient Literacy (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1989).
Roger S. Bagnall, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History (London & New York: Routledge, 1995).
Raffaella Cribiore, Writing, Teachers, and Students in Graeco-Roman Egypt (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996).
William V. Harris, Ancient Literacy (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1989).
Bonfante, Larissa. Etruscan Dress. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1975.
Cosgrave, Bronwyn. The Complete History of Costume and Fashion: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day. New York: Checkmark Books, 2000.