- The mos
maiorum (classical Latin: [ˈmoːs majˈjoːrʊ̃]; "ancestral custom" or "way of the ancestors"; pl.: mores, cf.
English "mores";
maiorum is the genitive...
- cremations, and burials. They were part of time-hallowed
tradition (Latin: mos
maiorum), the
unwritten code from
which Romans derived their social norms. Elite...
- to
embellish his re****tion as "the
foremost representative of the mos
maiorum". He and his
sister Porcia were orphaned,
probably before Cato was four...
- "civil law"). This
consisted of Mos
Maiorum (Latin for "way of the ancestors") and
Leges (Latin for "laws"). Mos
Maiorum was a set of
rules of
conduct based...
-
Divorce was
socially acceptable if
carried out
within social norms (mos
maiorum). By the time of
Cicero and
Julius Caesar,
divorce was
relatively common...
- wax to
preserve the
features of
deceased family members (the
imagines maiorum). The wax
masks were
subsequently reproduced in more
durable stone. The...
-
moral and practical.
Stories were
meant to
instil Roman values (mores
maiorum).
Parents were
expected to act as role models, and
working parents p****ed...
- been
replaced or
supplemented by sculptures.
Possession of such
imagines maiorum ("portraits of the ancestors") was a
requirement for
belonging to the Equestrian...
-
directly with the gods. This
archaic religion was the
foundation of the mos
maiorum, "the way of the ancestors" or
simply "tradition",
viewed as
central to...
-
grammarians though, like
Nicola Flocchini,
Piera Guidotti Bacci and the
Maiorum Lingua Manual, the
accusative is the more
correct form.
During the announcement...
