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96 He observes that the client traveled to meet a patron at dawn, a greeting that would have lasted until the second hour, after which he says the male patron would typically leave the house until the tenth hour. "106 We can Page 28 Figure 7. The stove is reinforced with a metal Ibeam to keep it from collapsing. Foss. imagine her on stage in the tablinum of her house advising clients, freedmen, and slaves running shops in her house, at her baths, or managing and enjoying her gardens. 16:3–5), Phoebe (Rom.
16:3–5), Phoebe (Rom. 4:15). Page 29 Figure 8. By contrast, the rooms around the main peristyle are lavishly adorned with frescoes. Photo by Michael Larvey, Austin, Texas. But the possibility of a Roman center for the missionary spread of Mithraism means that syncretistic Roman religion could take a significantly more reactionary attitude toward women, excluding them from membership and worship. 126 Rome at the height of its prosperity is commonly thought to have had nearly a million inhabitants.
90 The vista into these houses, with their spectacular wall paintings, floor mosaics, and marble or bronze sculptures, functioned to enhance the presence of the owner, and to draw people into the house and therefore into his or her circle of influence. 96 He observes that the client traveled to meet a patron at dawn, a greeting that would have lasted until the second hour, after which he says the male patron would typically leave the house until the tenth hour. "106 We can Page 28 Figure 7. The stove is reinforced with a metal Ibeam to keep it from collapsing.