‘Our ancestors, in their wisdom, considered that all women, because of their innate weakness, should be under the control of guardians.’ – Cicero.
This societal belief was reflected predominantly in the early stages of the Roman Republic. By the first century B.C, women began to achieve greater freedom and independence. The treatment of women had improved significantly by the time of the Roman Empire; women were a more independent gender; more separate from men and had achieved a higher level of general freedom. Consequently, this change can be partially attributable to the gradual rejection of the traditional social view of women as inferior to men due to a number of important events, including the repeal of the Oppian law.
This societal belief was reflected predominantly in the early stages of the Roman Republic. By the first century B.C, women began to achieve greater freedom and independence. The treatment of women had improved significantly by the time of the Roman Empire; women were a more independent gender; more separate from men and had achieved a higher level of general freedom. Consequently, this change can be partially attributable to the gradual rejection of the traditional social view of women as inferior to men due to a number of important events, including the repeal of the Oppian law.