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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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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"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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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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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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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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equitum Consular tribune Rex Triumviri Decemviri Interrex Public law Mos maiorum Ius Senatus consultum Quaestio perpetua Senatus consultum ultimum Titles...
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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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