Roman children

[M. Demetrius]

In our times, the paterfamilias does not have authority over the life and/or death of children in the household, at least not in most countries. In Roman days, he did in most circumstances. For the death of a child, there would probably be some kind of hearing before a judge, but it wouldn't be normal for any prosecution to be forthcoming, if I understand Roman law correctly.

Don't try that today, Grandfather.