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Family (from Latin: familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order . [ 1 ] Ideally, families offer predictability , structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. [ 2 ]
Familia, Latin designation of the family taxonomic rank; Familia (ancient Rome), a classical Roman household with a Pater familias; Familia, historical designation for a Medieval household; Familia, the word for Family in several languages and often used to identify individual families
The entire familia was expected to adhere to the core principles and laws of the Twelve Tables, which the pater familias had a duty to exemplify, enjoin and, if necessary, enforce, so within the familia Republican law and tradition (mos majorum) allowed him powers of life and death (vitae necisque potestas).
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[2]: 17 From this definition, a father and all his children are part of his familia, as are the children of his sons. The children of his daughters, however, would become part of their father's familia. [2]: 17 At the head of the entire familia was the pater familias. The pater familias was the oldest living male of the family.
Plutarch (46–120 CE) records a laconic saying of the Dorians attributed to Lycurgus (8th century BCE). Asked why he did not establish a democracy in Lacedaemon ( Sparta ), Lycurgus responded, "Begin, friend, and set it up in your family".
Familia (transl. Family [a]) is a 2024 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Costabile , based on the 2017 memoir Non sarà sempre così by Luigi Celeste. It stars Francesco Gheghi , Barbara Ronchi , Francesco Di Leva , Marco Cicalese, Enrico Borello, and Tecla Insolia .
Nicolae Ceaușescu (left), his parents (center) and his wife, Elena (right), in 1968. Nicolae Ceaușescu, who led Romania from 1965 to 1989, served as General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party.