Roman Scoiety

After getting our test back we had to write either about the Roman society, family, or government. And well..... Family

The community and family
Instead of devoting his life directly to the city-states, as in Sparta, a Roman man belonged first of all to a family and a clan(a group of families descended from a real or mythical forefather). Clans and families, in turn, were held together by fathers. In particular by men who had the status of paterfamilias or "family father." The family father wielded unlimited power, including the power of life and death over everyone in his household, as well as over sons and daughters who left his household upon marriage. Only his wife might not be completely subject to him, if she was still subject to authority of her own father.
      Roman community life was seen as a kind of family life on the larger scale. One of the Republic's most important deities, besides those worshipped on the Capitol, was Vesta, the goddess of hearth and home. In every household, the fire in the hearth was sacred to Vesta and was only put out if the family moved.
      Motherhood, too, was reveled in Rome. A married woman bore the title of matron(Latin word matron meaning "lady mother.") Her "Juno", the divine force of fertility and nourishment that she embodied, was worshipped in the household alongside her husband's genius. She was supposed to live in subordination to her husband, but through strength of personality and authority with her menfolk, she was also expected to contribute to the community as well the family.