Roman fathers exercised less actual power over children than law allowed

Evidence

Saller’s argument that the operational practice of patria potestas was substantially less severe than the legal authority would suggest is the framework for Episode 19’s nuanced reading of the institution. — , The Rod and the Child, 12347

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the gap between prescriptive legal/first-duty texts and operational practice seen elsewhere in the book (Cow tags). — connects to: Roman fathers held unique life-and-death authority over their children — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 1373; Roman fathers could legally sell their sons into debt-bondage — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 1380; The unregulated Roman household was the central site of child corporal violence. — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 2006 (+3 more)

Related

• Roman paternal authority operated against mothers with equal investment (similarity 0.87)
• Roman fathers held unique life-and-death authority over their children (similarity 0.85)
• The unregulated Roman household was the central site of child corporal violence. (similarity 0.82)
• Roman fathers could legally sell their sons into debt-bondage (similarity 0.79)