古罗马的母亲角色

The Maternal Role within the City of Rome

古罗马的母亲不像古代其他地方或现代社会一样,对小孩有强烈的偏爱心理。她们与子女的关系相对比较淡泊,孩子不是她们生活的重心,甚至关系紧张的也不少见。而且,母亲对孩子们来说,主要是作为训导者和权威形象出现的。这也不像在古代其他地方或是现代,父亲作为一家之主,一般是家里的权威,严厉,是孩子的主要训教者,而母亲往往温柔,慈爱,和子女关系密切,是子女的同盟军。尽管罗马仍是一个父权制社会,但那种威严的父亲形象并不多见,相反,这样的母亲却屡见不鲜。

In ancient Rome, the woman was not so affectionate a mother to her young child as that in other areas in ancient world or modern society. Instead, she had less intimate or close relationship with her child who obviously was not the thing she cherished most. To her child, she was viewed primarily as a disciplinarian or authority to some extent although Rome was still under patriarchy. This forms a contrast with the stereotype which characterizes the mother as typically kind and gentle with tenderness and the father as typically severe and rigorous with authority.