In Roman society,

a. women had much greater control over their own wealth, and property, and greater freedom of action, than women previously had in the Greek city-states.
b. the power of the military undermined the creation of an effective legal system to structure society.
c. the civil laws gave the male heads of the family some controls over their wives and children but also granted wives and children many particular rights and protections.
d. the military command structure was so dominant that other aspects of society sought to emulate it.
e. the wealthy isolated themselves from the poor both physically and in terms of political relationships.