I wonder how many of these marriages ended up being happy, with the couple really falling in love? Then again, look how many modern marriages start with couples supposedly in love and end up in divorce.
Ironically, although the word "Romance" refers to Rome, they didn't believe that romance was a thing in marriage. They actually actively mocked any couples who were in love 😅 The Romans believed that marriage was a pragmatic institution for advancing the individual and the family/children. They thought people who married for love were doomed to fail and were foolish.
@@jeffdelgren2170that’s not really true. There were many marriages in the lower classes that were very loving. Look at the tombstones of some people. One man calls his wife a “domestic goddess”!
A woman could marry her adoptive brother in the Roman empire. I was curious about this because we have two cases of this happening. First with tiberius and Julia, then with faustina and Aurelius
its mentioned that sons follow the trade of their fathers. was it possible in ancient rome for sons to pick new occupations? or maybe rose to a more high-status work (and promoting social mobility)?
btw, has WHE made a video on the life struggles of the plebs? maybe looking at the other side of the glorious conquests, lavish lives of emperors and mythological deities
Question: this was obviously all applicable to Roman citizens and perhaps those on the Italian peninsula--what about Colonies and citizen states? Would the Greek cities, North African, and Levant societies all have their own separate marriage practiced and laws? I'm especially wondering about the more established cities that were encorporated in, vs the forced occupation areas.
Too patriarchal, and to contractual to my liking, though I admit the roles in Roman marriage were quite separated and defined. In the Polish/ Slavic culture that I am from, the both man and woman are treated as equal, (although woman and man traditionally do different tasks and jobs), and happiness of the family is regarded as the highest aspiration of the married couple. The contractual marriages are very rare even today, while divorces happen quite often nowadays, but in general perception and statistics, there are less such marriages and divorces than in the Western culture.
What do you think of the marriage practices of ancient Rome?
I wonder how many of these marriages ended up being happy, with the couple really falling in love? Then again, look how many modern marriages start with couples supposedly in love and end up in divorce.
Ironically, although the word "Romance" refers to Rome, they didn't believe that romance was a thing in marriage. They actually actively mocked any couples who were in love 😅
The Romans believed that marriage was a pragmatic institution for advancing the individual and the family/children. They thought people who married for love were doomed to fail and were foolish.
It didn’t matter.
@@jeffdelgren2170that’s not really true. There were many marriages in the lower classes that were very loving. Look at the tombstones of some people. One man calls his wife a “domestic goddess”!
A woman could marry her adoptive brother in the Roman empire. I was curious about this because we have two cases of this happening. First with tiberius and Julia, then with faustina and Aurelius
mentally unbalanced between 15-25? seems like the ancient romans were up to date with neuroscience
but that being said, didn't stop them from making youth of that age to be emperors
@@GeoffryGifari Very good point!
@Death at Intervals the more things change the more they stay the same
its mentioned that sons follow the trade of their fathers. was it possible in ancient rome for sons to pick new occupations? or maybe rose to a more high-status work (and promoting social mobility)?
btw, has WHE made a video on the life struggles of the plebs? maybe looking at the other side of the glorious conquests, lavish lives of emperors and mythological deities
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Question: this was obviously all applicable to Roman citizens and perhaps those on the Italian peninsula--what about Colonies and citizen states? Would the Greek cities, North African, and Levant societies all have their own separate marriage practiced and laws? I'm especially wondering about the more established cities that were encorporated in, vs the forced occupation areas.
(With Manus ) what type of marriage under this??
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Well presented Kelly! Were they talking about their times or about our times for unbalanced ? 😄
Too patriarchal, and to contractual to my liking, though I admit the roles in Roman marriage were quite separated and defined.
In the Polish/ Slavic culture that I am from, the both man and woman are treated as equal, (although woman and man traditionally do different tasks and jobs), and happiness of the family is regarded as the highest aspiration of the married couple.
The contractual marriages are very rare even today, while divorces happen quite often nowadays, but in general perception and statistics, there are less such marriages and divorces than in the Western culture.
Honor to us all?
Speaking of marriage, Kelly, will you marry me?
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Learn something every day.
Literally same as in nowaday india
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Can you do t he Islamic Renaissance? Or perhaps the crusades
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