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3. C. Oppius, tribune of the plebs, B. C. 213, in the middle of the second Punic war, carried a law to curtail the expenses and luxuries of Roman women. It enacted that no woman should have more than half an ounce of gold, nor wear a dress of different colours, nor ride in a carriage in the city, or in any town, or within a mile of it, unless on account of public sacrifices. This law was repealed in B. C. 195, notwithstanding the vehement opposition of the elder Cato (Liv. 34.1-8; V. Max. 9.1.3; Tac. Ann. 3.33, 34).

William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London. John Murray: printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Street. In the article on Soranus, we find: "at this present time (1848)" and this date seems to reflect the dates of works cited. 1873 - probably the printing date.

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