Under what condition were Roman women allowed to run businesses?
A. if they were wealthy
B. if they were educated
C .if their husbands were away
D. if they worked outside the home

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A. if they were wealthy.

Explanation:

The answers offered do not sufficiently reflect the position of the woman in rhyme in this context. However, on this occasion, we can choose this answer, but it needs to be "branched." Namely, women in ancient Rome could not be politically engaged, nor could they vote, but in a business sense, they were equal. Women did not run government affairs but did different businesses, and there was no legal barrier imposed by the state for this. Even wealthy women did not sit and enjoy their possessions, finding plenty of information on how individuals ran successful businesses. Some cases speak of men moving into business, and as a guarantor that they would repay their debts to the state under some kind of mortgage, they would report property that was legally on women.

In some cases, women were actively involved in public works, owned estates where slaves worked, where various activities were handled, from crafts to agriculture. Because women could own property, they could engage in the same business transactions and management practices as any other landowner. Trade was widespread throughout the empire, and a large number of women made a fortune thanks to this industry. Women could be dancers, actresses, scribes, secretaries, including "girls trained in fine writing," i.e. for calligraphy. Pliny, the Elder, brings a list of female artists and their paintings.