Roman Marriage Customs

Question 1

Betrothal

Answer 1

Sponsalia - woman promissed to man by pater familias or tutor

Question 2

Sponsus

Answer 2

Betrothed man

Question 3

Sponsa

Answer 3

Betrothed woman

Question 4

Anulus

Answer 4

Wedding band - ring finger left hand b/c vein to the heart

Question 5

Breaking of the betrothal

Answer 5

Done yhrough the nuntius- repuditum renuntiare

Question 6

Price of repudium renuntiare

Answer 6

Infamia- man could not get stuff back

Question 7

Female to marry

Answer 7

Nubere- to veil oneself / marry

Question 8

Male to mary

Answer 8

In matrimonium ducere- to lead into marriage

Question 9

Marriage hym

Answer 9

Hymenaeus

Question 10

Matron’s dress

Answer 10

Stola matronalis Worn outside the house

Question 11

Matronalia

Answer 11

1st of march- mother + woves day

Question 12

Manus

Answer 12

Power of husband over wife - present in weddings like confarriatio

Question 13

Type of wedding with manus

Answer 13

Cum conventione (uxoris) in manum viri

Question 14

Type of wedding without manus

Answer 14

Sine conventione (uxoris) in manum (viri)

Question 15

When was confarriatio nescissarry

Answer 15

For parents of flamines minores and reges scacrorum — tiberius therefor removed manua

Question 16

Pleb marriage

Answer 16

Usus- not official no manus not iustae nuntiae woman could have property is seperatec for trinictium

Question 17

Mock sale marriage

Answer 17

Coemptio- had 5 witnesses and required a dos

Question 18

How was tunica recta woven

Answer 18

On an upright loom

Question 19

Libripens

Answer 19

Sale holder in a coemptio

Question 20

Bride’s hair

Answer 20

Divided in 6 by hasta carlibaris and tied with vettae

Question 21

Wreaths in weddings

Answer 21

Bride gathered and made one, groom wore one

Question 22

Witnessees fir confarratio

Answer 22

10

Question 23

Question in confarattio aftr dextrarum iunctio

Answer 23

An sibi mater/pater familias esse vellent

Question 24

Utinsel basket in confarriatio

Answer 24

Cumera- carried by a cammillus who is patrimus et matrimus

Question 25

Offerring in confarratio

Answer 25

Bloodless- spelt cake yo juppiter by pontifex maximus and flamen dialis

Question 26

Prayer after confarratio offerring

Answer 26

By flamen dialis to juno, Tellus, Picumnus and Pilumnus,

Question 27

What happens after confarratio ceramony part

Answer 27

Bride + groom show up in atrium of the bride’s paterfamilias and a feast is had in which the groom take sthe bride by froce from the mom (as a joke)

Question 28

After the feast in confarriatio

Answer 28

Deductio- any one can join shouting feliciter goes from bride’s pater familias’ hoise to husband’s house

Question 29

When do guests arrive in confarriatio

Answer 29

Before sunrise

Question 30

Who are by the bride at conffaratio

Answer 30

Two patrimi et matrimi on each side and one in front wearing the taeda (torch) and spina alba (white thorn)

Question 31

What is behind the wife in confarriatio

Answer 31

The distaff and the spindle emblems of domestic life

Question 32

What were sund during deductio

Answer 32

The versus fescenni — named for an original senator, sung for talassius a sabine god

Question 33

What are the three coins for

Answer 33

Lares comptiales The dowry The lares of the groom’s household

Question 34

Doorposts in confarriatio

Answer 34

Wound by the bride with wool annointed with oil and fat

Question 35

Why did husband carry wife over the threashold of his house in confarriatio

Answer 35

To avoid tripping he then says ubi tu gaua ego gaius

Question 36

What does husband give to his wife after tge wedding in private

Answer 36

Water and fire in the atrium

Question 37

What happened yo the torch’s fire adter ceremony

Answer 37

Held by bride in deductio then thrown to the crowd

Question 38

After the deductio what does pronuba do?

Answer 38

Picks up wife and puts on lectus genealis in the atrium

Question 39

What is the feast called

Answer 39

Cena nuptialis

Question 40

What ended the feast

Answer 40

Mustaceaum - wedding cake

Question 41

Repotia

Answer 41

Second day after marriage wife gives first offering as a matron

Question 42

Required for nuptiae iustae

Answer 42

Pater familias must agree Both parties must be puberes (14 and 12 at least) No polygamy No adfines or cognates of the fourth degree

Question 43

If marriage is leagle what are kids

Answer 43

Legitimate, cives optimo iure

Question 44

What days are bad for marriage

Answer 44

Kalends nones and ides and tbe next day All of may and the first half if june Febuary 13-24 Aug 24 Oct. 5 Nov. 8