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In 195 BCE the women of Rome took to the streets in the mass protest of a law called the Lex Oppia. This law restricted the amount of gold jewelry a woman could wear, and even forbade multicolored clothing. In this Document Based Analysis, students will look at the reasons why this law was created, and study primary source accounts of the debate over its repeal.

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