All of the Following Indexed the Rising Status of Upper-Class

question 79

Multiple Choice

All of the following indexed the rising status of upper-class women in Rome except

• A) the banning of prostitution.
• B) a law prohibiting fathers from marrying their daughters against their will.
• C) a law allowing women to draw up wills without the consent of their husbands.
• D) Roman women were not secluded in their homes as upper-class Greek women were.
• E) Roman women could own property and if divorced, keep their dowry.

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