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Roman Marriage Flashcards

1
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What was the betrothal called?

A

Sponsalia

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2
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What was the betrothed man called

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Sponsus

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3
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What was the betrothed women called

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Sponsa

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4
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What was the ring that was worn on the ring finger of the left hand known as a wedding ring?

A

Anulus

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5
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What was it called when a man could not recover his betrothal presents if he broke the betrothal?

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Infamia

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6
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The term for women used to mean “to marry”?

A

Nubere

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7
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What term was used for men meaning “to marry”?

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In matrimonium ducere

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8
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What was the term for the marriage hymn?

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Hymenaeus

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9
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What was the term for the matron’s dress, that was worn outside of the house?

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Stola matronalis

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10
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What was the term for the matron’s dress, that was worn outside of the house

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11
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What was the term for “Mother’s Day”?

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Matronalia

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12
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When did Matronalia take place?

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March 1st

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13
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Under what Emporer did divorce first occur?

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Augustus

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14
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What was the term for plebeian marriage?

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Usus

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15
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Under what two things was usus not recognized as a marriage?

A

The Law and hallowed by the gods

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16
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What marriage not involve manus?

A

Usus

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17
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Under whose power did the wife remain in an Usus marriage?

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Her father’s

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18
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Under what circumstance was a wife allowed property?

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If she stayed away from her husband for the duration of a trinoctium

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19
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What is a trinoctium?

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Three nights

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20
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Which emperor made it so plebeians were considered citizens, thus allowing them to be legally married?

A

Servius

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21
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What was the fictitious sale of the bride?

A

Coemptio

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22
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What was the term for the sale-holder who laid a single coin on a scale?

A

Libripens

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23
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What was the term for Dowry?

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Dos, dotis, F.

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24
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Which marriage had to have 5 witnesses?

A

Coemptio

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25
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In what year were patricians and plebeians allowed to intermarry?

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445 BC

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26
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What is the term for the tunic that was woven on an upright loom, otherwise known as the bridal tunic?

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Tunica recta or regilla

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27
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What was the saffron veil worn by the bride?

A

Flammeum

28
Q

Who dressed the bride?

A

The brides Mother

29
Q

What was the knot on the bride’s dress only to be untied by the husband?

A

Nodus Herculaneus

30
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How was the bride’s hair arranged?

A

It was divided into 6 locks by a spear head

31
Q

What was the name of the spear used to part a bride’s hair?

A

Hasta caelibaris

32
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What were the ribbons used to tie the bride’s hair?

A

Vittae

33
Q

Who gathered the flowers and plants to make the bride’s wreath?

A

The bride

34
Q

What did the groom wear?

A

A toga and a wreath of flowers on his head

35
Q

Which of the weddings was the most elaborate and religious?

A

Confarreatio

36
Q

Who brought the bride and groom together?

A

The Pronuba

37
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Who was the Pronuba?

A

The matron of honor, also a woman who was married to her first husband

38
Q

What was it called when the Pronuba join the bride and groom’s right hands?

A

Dextrarum iunctio

39
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How many people needed to be present for the dextrarum iunctio?

A

10 witnesses

40
Q

Give the Latin and English meaning for what the bride was asked after the dextrarum iunctio

A

Latin: An sibi mater familias esse vellet

English: If she wished to be the mater familias to him (the groom)

41
Q

What was the covered basket with utensils?

A

Cumera

42
Q

Who was the cumera carried by?

A

Camillus

43
Q

To what god was the bloodless offering offered by the Pontifex Maximus and the Flamen dialis?

A

Jupiter

44
Q

Give the Latin and English meaning for the bloodless offering used at aConfarreatio?

A

Latin: Farreum libum

English: Spelt cake

45
Q

A prayer was recited by the flamen dialis to what god?

A

Juno

46
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Where was the confarreatio done?

A

In the Atrium for the pater familias of the bride

47
Q

During the feast what does the groom do as a joke?

A

He takes the bride away by force

48
Q

What was the public procession of taking the bride to the house of the husband?

A

Deductio

49
Q

What was the word shouted during the deductio to say congratulations or good luck?

A

Feliciter

50
Q

When are guests to begin arriving?

A

Before sunrise

51
Q

How many and for what reasons did the bride drop coins?

A

She dropped 3 coins. One as an offering to the lares compitales.
One for the groom as a emblem of the dowry.
one to the lares of the groom’s house.

52
Q

What did the groom scatter through the crowd as a sign of fruitfulness?

A

Nuts

53
Q

What would the wife say to the husband?

A

Latin: Ubi to Gaius ego Gaia

English: When you are Gaius, and am Gaia

54
Q

What would the bride carry during the deductio?

A

A torch

55
Q

What was thrown into the crowd as a lucky possession?

A

The unlit torch

56
Q

What was the wedding feast?

A

Cena nuptialis

57
Q

What was used to conclude the feast, also known as the wedding cake?

A

Mustaceum

58
Q

What was the second feast of the day, where the wife gave her first offering as a matrona?

A

Repotia

59
Q

What were the requirements for nuptiae iustae (for it to be legal)

A

The Pater familias had to give consent.
Both parties had to be of age. (Male: 14 / Female: 12).
Both had to be unmarried.
They could not be closely related.

60
Q

When was the Kalends of every month?

A

The first day of the month

61
Q

When was the Nones of ever month?

A

The 7th day of March, May, July, and October, or the 5th of every other month

62
Q

When were the Ides of every month?

A

The 15th in March, May, July, and October, or the 13th of the rest.

63
Q

What was not done during all of May and the first half of June because it was considered “unlucky”?

A

Marriage

64
Q

What was February 13-21?

A

Dies parentales

65
Q

What days was the entrance to the underworld opened?

A

August 24, October 5, and November 8

Customs, PMAQ, Geo (43 decks)

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