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"The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and The State" by Friedrich Engels (Pt. 2)

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The Rise and Fall of the Athenian State

Engels argues that the gens in Rome is rather similar to and shares fundamental features with the gens that we've seen among the Greek and the Iroquois. He writes quote, first mutual right of inheritance among Gentile members. On their immigration to Rome from Murgili, the patrician gens of the Claudia ever seemed a piece of land of their own,. use and also a common burial place in the town. Here we see Gentile custom gradually being penetrated by the new legal provisions springing from the increased wealth and monogamy.

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