9 7 ▁– ▁ 1 0 0 ▁ ▁Val er ius ▁Maxim us ▁translated ▁by ▁Henry ▁J . ▁Walker ▁Mem or able ▁De eds ▁and ▁Say ings : ▁One ▁Th ous and ▁T ales ▁from ▁An cient ▁Rome ▁ ▁Hor ace ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁wealth y ▁wife ' s ▁ens lav ement ▁of ▁the ▁husband ▁as , ▁dot ata ▁reg it ▁vir um ▁conj ux ▁- ▁a ▁d ower ed ▁wife ▁rules ▁her ▁husband ▁( O d ▁i ii , ▁ 1 8 ). ▁The ▁New ▁Com edy ▁of ▁Greece ▁and ▁Rome ▁By ▁Richard ▁L . ▁Hunter , ▁" dot ata ▁(' d ower ed ▁wife ') ▁ ▁pp ▁ 9 1 , ▁ 9 2 , ▁ 1 6 6 ; ▁▁ ▁Cic ero ▁writes ▁of ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁dot ata ▁and ▁Roman ▁custom s ▁in ▁ad ▁Att . ▁XIV . 1 3 , ▁XV . 2 0 , ▁Pro ▁Ca ec ina ▁c 4 ▁& ▁c 2 5 ▁ ▁Sen eca ▁writes ▁of ▁the ▁ens lav ement ▁of ▁the ▁husband ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁dow ry ▁( m eg ull ia ▁dot ata ) ▁in ▁his ▁De ▁mat ▁rim . ▁ ▁Saint ▁Jer ome ▁speak s ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁dow ry ▁( m eg ull ia ▁dot ata ) ▁in ▁his ▁Let ters ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 5 4 , ▁ 7 9 . ▁ ▁Category : W omen ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Republic ▁Category : Mar riage ▁Category : Leg al ▁history ▁Category : Family ▁law <0x0A>