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the roman marriage Flashcards

1
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betrothal

A

sponsalia

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2
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who promised the maiden to a man in marriage

A

pater familias or tutor

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3
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fiance

A

sponsus

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4
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fiancee

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sponsa

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5
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wedding ring

A

anulus

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6
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why was the anulus worn on the left hand

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believed that the vein in the hand went straight to the heart

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7
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breaking of the betrothal

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repudium renuntiare

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8
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who delivered new of the breaking of the betrothal

A

nuntius

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9
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infamia

A

man could not recover betrothal presents is he broke the betrothal

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10
Q

iron ring

A

anulus pronubus

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11
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money (as betrothal gift)

A

arra

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12
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to marry (for women)

A

nubere

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13
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to marry (for men)

A

in matrimonium ducere

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14
Q

marriage hymn

A

hymenaeus

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15
Q

matron’s dress

A

stola matronalis

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16
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where could the stola matronalis be worn

A

outside the house

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17
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when was matronalia

A

march 1

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18
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power of husband over wife

A

manus

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19
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in manum viri

A

under the power of her husband

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20
Q

when was a women passed in manum viri

A

wedding (particularly confarreatio)

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21
Q

marriages involving in manum viri

A

cum conventione in manum

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22
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marriages without a manus

A

sine conventione in manum

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23
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when did divorce exist

A

by the time of augustus

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24
Q

plebian marriage

A

usus

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25
Q

wedding that did not involve manus

A

usus

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26
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wedding not recognized by law or gods

A

usus

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27
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how was a women allowed property in an usus

A

if she stayed away from her husband for 3 nights (trinoctium)

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28
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just/legal marriage

A

iustae nuptiae

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29
Q

who made plebian marriage legal

A

servius

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30
Q

who made plebians considered as citizens

A

servius

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31
Q

mock sale marriage

A

coemptio

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32
Q

how long had coemptio been around

A

since servius

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33
Q

sale-holder who laid coins on a scale

A

libripens

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34
Q

dowry

A

dos

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35
Q

how many witnesses for a coemptio

A

5

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36
Q

bridal tunic

A

tunica recta

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37
Q

how was a tunica recta woven

A

on an upright loom

38
Q

give another name for tunica recta

A

tunica regilla

39
Q

saffron veil worn by bride

A

flammeum

40
Q

who were brides dressed by

A

mothers

41
Q

knot of bride’s dress

A

nodus herculaneus

42
Q

who untied nodus herculaneus

A

husband

43
Q

ribbons that tied bride’s hair

A

vittae

44
Q

how many sections was bride’s hair divided

A

6

45
Q

how was bride’s hair divided

A

by spear head (hasta caelibaris)

46
Q

what did groom wear

A

toga and wreath of flowers

47
Q

most elaborate, religious wedding

A

confarreatio

48
Q

matron

A

pronuba

49
Q

who joined bride and groom’s hands

A

pronuba

50
Q

requirements for pronuba

A

married to first husband

51
Q

joining of right hands

A

detrarum iunctio

52
Q

how many witnesses for dextrarum iunctio

A

10

53
Q

witnesses of dextrarum iunctio

A

gentes of the curia

54
Q

an sibi mater familias esse vellet

A

confarreatio- if woman would like to be the mater familias to him

55
Q

covered basket with utensils

A

cumera

56
Q

who carried a cumera

A

camilus

57
Q

requirements of camilus

A

boy who was patrimus et matrimus (both parents living)

58
Q

offering by pontifex maximus and flamen dialis to jupiter

A

farreum libum (spelt cake)

59
Q

requirements to make an offering to jupiter during confarreatio

A

pontifex maximus and flamen dialis must have parents married in a confarreate ceremony

60
Q

who recited a prayer to juno during a confarreatio

A

flamem dialis

61
Q

where is ceremony and feast held

A

bride’s home

62
Q

why does the groom take the bride from her mother by force

A

represent rape of sabine women

63
Q

taking of bride to house of husband

A

deductio

64
Q

word shouted during deductio

A

feliciter

65
Q

how was the bride escorted during the deductio

A

with 3 patrimi et matrimi hold a torch of white thorn (taeda) (spina alba)

66
Q

what was carried behind the bride during a deductio

A

distaff and spindle (emblems of domestic life)

67
Q

lascivious verses sung during deductio

A

versus fescennini

68
Q

sabine god honored during deductio

A

talassius

69
Q

how many coins did bride drop during confarreatio and what did they represent

A
  1. offering to lares compitales
  2. groom (emblem of dowry)
  3. lares of groom’s house
70
Q

what did groom scatter through the crowd as a sign of fruitfulness

A

nuts

71
Q

what did a bride wind doorposts with

A

anointed oil and fat

72
Q

ubi tu gaius ego gaia

A

where you are gaius, I am gaia

73
Q

what did groom offer bride in his atrium

A

fire and water

74
Q

what did the bride do with the two torches carried during deductio

A
  1. kindled fire

2. threw to crowd

75
Q

couch that remained in atrium as an ornamental furniture

A

lectus genialis

76
Q

wedding feast

A

cena nuptialis

77
Q

wedding cake

A

mustaceum

78
Q

what concluded the feast

A

mustaceum- wedding cake

79
Q

what must the wedding feast be served on

A

bay leaves

80
Q

second feast day after ceremony

A

repotia

81
Q

when did wife give first offerings as a matrona

A

reoptia

82
Q

requirements for nuptiae iustae (4)

A
  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
Q

legitimate children

A

iusti liberi

84
Q

citizens with the best right

A

cives optimo iure

85
Q

right of marriage

A

ius conubii

86
Q

how did children take status

A

lower parent

87
Q

days of dies parentales

A

feb 13-21

88
Q

days underworld was opened

A

aug 24, oct 5, nov 8

89
Q

days of lemuria

A

may 9, 11, 13

90
Q

days to honor vesta

A

dies religiosi

91
Q

days unlucky for marriage

A
  • kalends, nones, ides (and the day after)
  • all of may and half of june
  • dies parentales
  • underworld open
92
Q

who chose major holidays to get married

A

women marrying for a second time

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