08-16-2006, 10:12 AM
Quote:Pater Familias is a major factor in Republican and early Imperial Rome that the writers and films neglect.
I am reminded of the scene in HBO's Rome where Vorenus has come home to find this baby, which his wife says is his daughter's by her boyfriend. In a confrontation where he's wearing a toga and they both stand in front of him he says "You know I could have you both killed for this" which sounds very pater familias.
That's the only instance I can think of for pater familias in the movies.
Richard Campbell
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
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Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?