Answer:
Yes, the Romans and most people of their times did practice infanticide. Unwanted children were either exposed or simply not fed. Before judging them too harshly, however, remember that they lived in times before the Christian era and the values of the present day. We cannot judge the ancient by our own standards, as the ancients did not live under them. Also remember that many of the exposed children were taken in by families who either wanted another slave, or had lost a child and wanted a replacement.