A paterfamilias was the

A) loyalty to state held by each male citizen of Rome.
B) sacred "family father" that was unlimited in power over his household.
C) power to decide upon marital and business contracts granted to a male member of a household in Rome.
D) power given to a son by his mother once he has reached the age of enlistment in the army.
E) power granted to a male by the state to command armies.


B

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