Category
page 1Marriage in ancient Rome
rape of the Sabine women
episode in the history of Rome
Lex Canuleia
statute
Mutunus Tutunus
Roman phallic marriage deity
marriage in ancient Rome
social institution in the classical Roman civilization
Aldobrandini Wedding
Ancient Roman fresco
Lex Julia
series of ancient Roman laws
confarreatio
thumb | right | alt=Photograph of a statue depicting two people | Ancient Roman marriage (Baths of Diocletian Museum, Rome)
In ancient Rome, '''' was a traditional patrician form of marriage. The ceremony involved the bride and bridegroom sharing a cake of emmer, in Latin far or panis farreus'', hence the rite's name. Far is often translated as "spelt", which is inaccurate as the grain used was Triticum dicoccum (emmer), not Triticum spelta. The Flamen Dialis and pontifex maximus presided over the wedding, and ten witnesses had to be present. The woman passed directly from the hand (manus) of
Talasius
thumb|alt=Painting of a young blond woman and young man sitting together|painting visualization of Talasius or Hymen (god)|Hymen by [[Théobald Chartran]]
Lex Papia Poppaea
Roman law (9CE) punishing childless families
Manus marriage
type of marriage in ancient Roman civilization