Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Roman Citizenship, Manumission, Gladiator

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: David Lamari

Document Summary

The values of the romans were not typically what was associated with women. Marriage was primarily to have kids, but also involved politics and social standings. There was no religion involved in the contract. Divorce was done by spending three nights apart from your significant other and the legal contract of marriage was dissolved. Bride would make her own wedding dress: all white, with an orange veil. As the pair left, people would throw nuts at them as they left and sing insulting songs about the husband (meant to bring good luck) Husband would carry the bride over the threshold of his house. She would take fat from his pantry and would smear it on his door. Spend the first night in the atrium. )deal of t(e (cid:494)matrona(cid:495): mot(er and w)fe organized people to beseech the person in power so that her husband could come back to rome.