What role women did women play in the roman empire?

They were responsible for looking after the children and maintaining the household. Their other responsibilities depended on the position of their families. Farmers would work on the land, in cities they would help their craftsmen-husbands or work in stores.

In higher circles, they would do their part in adding to the reputation and connections of the family. Since divorce was easy, many women in these classes were loyal to their own family first, before they were loyal to their husbands.