Classical Studies 3310F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Kyrios, Greek Drachma, Freedman
1 Feb 2017
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It is not known to what extent a bride had any say in her marriage partner. In the lower class women may have had more freedom in choosing a partner as the marriage would not be for political gain. A man over 18: an adult, he does not need the consent of his father to marry or refrain from marriage. Who gave a woman in marriage: her father or a male family member if the father is not alive. Kyrios: male guardian who holds power over the girl. If the man dies and the wife remarries the children are still under the kyrios of their paternal family. Engue: arrangement on the part of male kyrioi. The greeks did not believe it was important to marry for love as that. No engue without gnesioi, and vice versa would not last: cannot have citizen children without citizens getting legally married. Ascendants and descendants: children cannot marry parents, grandchildren cannot marry grandparents.
