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Marriage in Roman-an Important Affair Nuptiae in Roma Roman marriages were not always based on love, but instead were agreements between families. When males reached their mid-twenties and females their early teens, spouses were usually chosen by the parents who always looked forward to improving the family's financial status.1 The father of the family had the power to organize his children's marriages, a social order known as paterfamilias. However, for the marriage to be legal, the son or daughter had to approve the chosen marriage. Before a couple could agree to getting married, the father had to make sure that they were not too closely related and were not engaged to others. In marriages, a Roman man always considered money because the family of the bride paid her husband a dowry. Also, marriages formed political and economic alliances between families; therefore, it was usually important for a younger man to...

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