Multiple Choice
According to the patria potestas provision of the Twelve Tables,a Roman father:
A) was required to take care of his sons but not his daughters,as that was the duty of the mother.
B) had absolute power over his family,up to and including the power of life and death.
C) needed to take responsibility for not only his family but also his wife's family.
D) was required to provide for the maintenance of children during his lifetime even if he had disowned them.
E) could make no decisions regarding his family without first convening a family council to discuss the matter.
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