Marriage in ancient Rome

episode in the history of Rome

statute

Roman phallic marriage deity

social institution in the classical Roman civilization

Ancient Roman fresco

series of ancient Roman laws

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

thumb|alt=Painting of a young blond woman and young man sitting together|painting visualization of Talasius or Hymen (god)|Hymen by [[Théobald Chartran]]

Roman law (9CE) punishing childless families

type of marriage in ancient Roman civilization