What was the role of the paterfamilias in the Roman household?

A. near-total life-and-death authority over the family
B. generally a benevolent guide to familial interactions with society
C. a relatively equal partner with the matron of the household
D. an arbiter of justice and major family decisions, but otherwise subordinate to the matron


A

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