Although the rights and status of women in the earliest period of Roman history were more restricted than in the late Republic and Empire, as early as the 5th century BC, Roman women could own land, write their own wills, and appear in court.
A pesar de que os dereitos e o status das mulleres nos primeiros tempos da historia de Roma era máis restrinxido que no período tardorrepublicano e o Imperio, xa no século V a. C. as romanas podían posuír terras, redactar os seus propios testamentos e comparecer nos tribunais.