Rituals, Competitions and Communal Memory

🏛️🕯️ In ancient Rome, being a teenager meant responsibility, obedience, and very little choice. Education depended on class, work began early, marriage could be arranged young, and discipline was strict — all under the absolute authority of the father. Childhood ended quickly, and adulthood arrived without warning.

Tonight, close your eyes and step into dusty streets, crowded homes, and rigid expectations — where growing up Roman meant learning your place long before you found your voice.

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