the roman marriage Flashcards
1
Q
betrothal
A
sponsalia
2
Q
who promised the maiden to a man in marriage
A
pater familias or tutor
3
Q
fiance
A
sponsus
4
Q
fiancee
A
sponsa
5
Q
wedding ring
A
anulus
6
Q
why was the anulus worn on the left hand
A
believed that the vein in the hand went straight to the heart
7
Q
breaking of the betrothal
A
repudium renuntiare
8
Q
who delivered new of the breaking of the betrothal
A
nuntius
9
Q
infamia
A
man could not recover betrothal presents is he broke the betrothal
10
Q
iron ring
A
anulus pronubus
11
Q
money (as betrothal gift)
A
arra
12
Q
to marry (for women)
A
nubere
13
Q
to marry (for men)
A
in matrimonium ducere
14
Q
marriage hymn
A
hymenaeus
15
Q
matron’s dress
A
stola matronalis
16
Q
where could the stola matronalis be worn
A
outside the house
17
Q
when was matronalia
A
march 1
18
Q
power of husband over wife
A
manus
19
Q
in manum viri
A
under the power of her husband
20
Q
when was a women passed in manum viri
A
wedding (particularly confarreatio)
21
Q
marriages involving in manum viri
A
cum conventione in manum
22
Q
marriages without a manus
A
sine conventione in manum
23
Q
when did divorce exist
A
by the time of augustus
24
Q
plebian marriage
A
usus
25
wedding that did not involve manus
usus
26
wedding not recognized by law or gods
usus
27
how was a women allowed property in an usus
if she stayed away from her husband for 3 nights (trinoctium)
28
just/legal marriage
iustae nuptiae
29
who made plebian marriage legal
servius
30
who made plebians considered as citizens
servius
31
mock sale marriage
coemptio
32
how long had coemptio been around
since servius
33
sale-holder who laid coins on a scale
libripens
34
dowry
dos
35
how many witnesses for a coemptio
5
36
bridal tunic
tunica recta
37
how was a tunica recta woven
on an upright loom
38
give another name for tunica recta
tunica regilla
39
saffron veil worn by bride
flammeum
40
who were brides dressed by
mothers
41
knot of bride's dress
nodus herculaneus
42
who untied nodus herculaneus
husband
43
ribbons that tied bride's hair
vittae
44
how many sections was bride's hair divided
6
45
how was bride's hair divided
by spear head (hasta caelibaris)
46
what did groom wear
toga and wreath of flowers
47
most elaborate, religious wedding
confarreatio
48
matron
pronuba
49
who joined bride and groom's hands
pronuba
50
requirements for pronuba
married to first husband
51
joining of right hands
detrarum iunctio
52
how many witnesses for dextrarum iunctio
10
53
witnesses of dextrarum iunctio
gentes of the curia
54
an sibi mater familias esse vellet
confarreatio- if woman would like to be the mater familias to him
55
covered basket with utensils
cumera
56
who carried a cumera
camilus
57
requirements of camilus
boy who was patrimus et matrimus (both parents living)
58
offering by pontifex maximus and flamen dialis to jupiter
farreum libum (spelt cake)
59
requirements to make an offering to jupiter during confarreatio
pontifex maximus and flamen dialis must have parents married in a confarreate ceremony
60
who recited a prayer to juno during a confarreatio
flamem dialis
61
where is ceremony and feast held
bride's home
62
why does the groom take the bride from her mother by force
represent rape of sabine women
63
taking of bride to house of husband
deductio
64
word shouted during deductio
feliciter
65
how was the bride escorted during the deductio
with 3 patrimi et matrimi hold a torch of white thorn (taeda) (spina alba)
66
what was carried behind the bride during a deductio
distaff and spindle (emblems of domestic life)
67
lascivious verses sung during deductio
versus fescennini
68
sabine god honored during deductio
talassius
69
how many coins did bride drop during confarreatio and what did they represent
1. offering to lares compitales
2. groom (emblem of dowry)
3. lares of groom's house
70
what did groom scatter through the crowd as a sign of fruitfulness
nuts
71
what did a bride wind doorposts with
anointed oil and fat
72
ubi tu gaius ego gaia
where you are gaius, I am gaia
73
what did groom offer bride in his atrium
fire and water
74
what did the bride do with the two torches carried during deductio
1. kindled fire
| 2. threw to crowd
75
couch that remained in atrium as an ornamental furniture
lectus genialis
76
wedding feast
cena nuptialis
77
wedding cake
mustaceum
78
what concluded the feast
mustaceum- wedding cake
79
what must the wedding feast be served on
bay leaves
80
second feast day after ceremony
repotia
81
when did wife give first offerings as a matrona
reoptia
82
requirements for nuptiae iustae (4)
1. paterfamilias gave consent
2. both must be puberes (man 14, woman 12)
3. both must be unmarried
4. not closely related (of 4th degree)
83
legitimate children
iusti liberi
84
citizens with the best right
cives optimo iure
85
right of marriage
ius conubii
86
how did children take status
lower parent
87
days of dies parentales
feb 13-21
88
days underworld was opened
aug 24, oct 5, nov 8
89
days of lemuria
may 9, 11, 13
90
days to honor vesta
dies religiosi
91
days unlucky for marriage
- kalends, nones, ides (and the day after)
- all of may and half of june
- dies parentales
- underworld open
92
who chose major holidays to get married
women marrying for a second time
