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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ROMAN DESCENT FOR MEN. Chapter 6

Another significant point that graficaría some of the social importance in the daily life of ancient Rome, was addressed tangentially in the last chapter (Chapter 6) HBO's Rome.

THE IMPORTANCE OF DESCENT FOR MEN ROMANS. Sarcofago

picture of a Roman family.


During the course of the fight between Niobe and her sister, Niobe suggests that infertility of Lydia, was the cause for which her husband was unfaithful to her.

This is a very important point in the minds of men of the time, and show how important it was to have children in the Roman world. First

have descendants was an urgent request being made by the Roman state to its citizens, as they did, in turn, other peoples of antiquity.
Having children was a moral obligation of every citizen to Rome. Thus Rome would always have fresh blood for their armies and thus maintain the greatness of the Republic.

The second point would have a more private and religious.

If a man wanted his family and he will continue beyond the time, needed to have a son to continue with family rituals.
In the Roman world, every family had their own personal religion, their personal gods (lares, household gods, manes and genius) who sheltered from home, to all members of your family (even his slaves.) I was just allowed the man make the offerings, sacrifices and rituals to bring family and therefore was of vital necessity to have children for a family Pater, whether social status whatsoever.

Examples of these rituals:

Worship Sacred Fire: The sacred fire was a fire that was always kept lit near the family altar that represented the soul of the family and the patron goddess of the house. If you are consuming this fire also consumed the family.

The sacred fire, always lit in a Roman house.

The ancestor worship: The worship was very important for all Roman.
When Roman died, became Manes family, to which the feed was regularly and remember, or it would become wandering souls, that instead of protecting and helping their families, the attack and bother. Here again only male offspring could perform these rites, and so each man needed to ensure their offspring and thus be remembered, honored and nurtured.

Altar with Penates and Lares of the Roman family. Many

cases, our moral conception would be grotesque, but to them it was normal because of these needs. In the next chapter give some examples.

Therefore, for a Roman would not have seemed strange that Lydia's husband find another woman having a child part. The problem is that before would have repudiated his wife and marry another and not commit adultery.

In the next chapter, give some examples of things that could go to a Roman in search of a son, and the dangers that could run, if you look in the offspring, led him into the arms of a married woman .