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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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  • familias always had to be a Roman citizen. Roman law and tradition (mos majorum) established the power of the pater familias within the community of...
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    rather to maintain the traditional Roman character, ethics, and habits (mos majorum)—regimen morum also encompassed this protection of traditional ways,...
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  • Republic, its leaders regularly assumed extra-constitutional powers. The mos majorum had required that magistrates hold office collectively, and for short...
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