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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    citizenship virtue in ancient Rome lex libertas – Roman goddess of liberty mos maiorum – Customs and traditions of ancient Rome municipium – Ancient Roman term...
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    Magister equitum Consular tribune Rex Triumviri Decemviri Public law Mos maiorum Ius Senatus consultum Quaestio perpetua Senatus consultum ultimum Titles...
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