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Actually, the Romans were pretty patriarchal. They also had little to no tolerance of or respect for any way of life that wasn't Roman. Now the Gauls on the other hand were pretty matriarchal.
There was a great BBC show called "Barbarians" that was hosted by Terry Jones. It's available from Netflix. We learned so much from that little 4 part series.
Pagan = Not a Roman when Christianity took over Rome in the original usage.
Actually, the Romans were pretty patriarchal. They also had little to no tolerance of or respect for any way of life that wasn't Roman. Now the Gauls on the other hand were pretty matriarchal.
There was a great BBC show called "Barbarians" that was hosted by Terry Jones. It's available from Netflix. We learned so much from that little 4 part series.
Pagan = Not a Roman when Christianity took over Rome in the original usage.