Re:Ancient Spartans didn’t kill ‘weak’ babies, new study argues
by adriancr on Sunday December 12, 2021 @04:34AM
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In the Roman empire you had Pater Familias, doesn't mean those 'rights' were exercised.
> In theory at least, he held powers of life and death over every member of his extended familia through ancient right. In practice, the extreme form of this right was seldom exercised. It was eventually limited by law.[3]
> A father has the right to kill his deformed child.
These were laws in ancient Rome, not Greece, but the societies shared many beliefs and customs. Not that this is proof one way or the other about what was common practice, but people thought it was important enough to lay down in law. [[the father also had the right to kill any of his kids, so it's interesting they spell this case out explicitly]]
[1] https://historycooperative.org/the-twelve-tables/