Editing Women in ancient Rome (section)

=== Augustus's campaign on women and the family ===
The focus on a woman's purity and on her role as a faithful wife and dutiful mother in the family increased during the reign of Augustus. This general campaign to improve family dynamics began in 18–17 BC.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=A Brief History of the Romans|last1=Boatwright|first1=Mary|last2=Gargola|first2=Daniel|last3=Lenski|first3=Noel|last4=Talbert|first4=Richard|publisher=Oxford University|year=2005|location=New York|pages=176–177}}</ref> Augustus' new laws targeted both men and women between the ages of 20 and 55, who were rewarded for being in what were considered healthy relationships, and punished if unmarried or childless. Additionally, Augustus enforced the divorce and punishment of adulterous wives. Women under his rule could be punished in the courts for adultery and banished. A woman's private relationships now became a publicly regulated matter. The palace was secured and driven by the idea that women would be returned to their proper places as chaste wives and mothers, and thus household order would be restored. Augustus went so far as to punish and exile his own daughter, Julia, for engaging in extramarital affairs.<ref name=":2" />