Who was the paterfamilias in early rome?

a.
a boy's father

b.
a boy's grandfather

c.
the oldest living male in a family

d.
descendants of the family

The answer is: C. the oldest living male in a family

The oldest living male in the household is granted with a lot of privileges by the roman empire. He had the legal power to control all the actions made by the women and children in the house and the only person in the family that has the possibilities of being involved in the Roman government.

c

explanation:

c