answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

In one word, yes. The father was the absolute authority in ancient Rome. When a child was born he decided if the child lived or died. If the father's wishes were not obeyed or if he wanted to the Roman father had the legal option to kill, sell, or abandon a child.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: In ancient rome did fathers have the right to kill or sell his children?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Why are fathers being shunned and not welcome around the house anymore like they used to be?

because in these days and rough times, fathers kill their children and eat the remains.


Did ancient hawaiians kill deformed babies?

They practiced infanticide if the babies were deformed or diseased or if there were already too many children.


When did it become illegal for fathers to kill their children?

After a person is born it is illegal for anyone to murder them and has been for hundreds of years in the USA. In some countries it is not illegal under certain circumstances.


How can steriods effect children in a good way?

can steriods kill children can steriods kill children


Why do male rottweiler kill their puppies?

They believe the puppies are invading the fathers territory


Can people who kill their children be clear thinking?

People that kill their children have something wrong with them.


Will anon kill your children?

Yes, Mr. Anonymous, anon will indeed kill your children.


What can kill Artemis?

You can not kill Artemis, she is a ancient immortal Greek goddess.


Does Micheal Myers kill children?

No he does not kill children because when Micheal was a teenage boy a child ran into him and he let him go so that proves that Micheal doesn't kill children.


What does miss Stephanie tell the children about their father?

Miss Stephanie tells the children that their father, Atticus Finch, is different from other fathers because he can read and write. She also mentions that he doesn't do things like other fathers, such as hunt or fish.


What tools did people use to kill peasants with in ancient Egypt?

They wouldn't kill the peasants! They had laws in Ancient Egypt, it was a civilized society.


What is a kheft?

An evil Egyptian spirit