The bride had to be at least 12 years of age, the groom 14. Any couple wishing to marry must have their parents consent. If you were a eunuch or person who, for some reason, would or could not achieve puberty, you would not be allowed to marry. If you were already married, or if you wished to marry within the bounds of certain blood and legal relationships, you did not have connubium. To marry in ancient Rome, you had to have a legal right to marry, or connubium. A Roman marriage was called Justae Nuptiae, Justum Matrionium, or Ligitimum Matrimonium because it conformed to Roman law. However, the Romans were the first to institute detailed legal requirements for prenuptial agreements, weddings, and divorce. Wedding ring traditions in Rome continued-to some extent-the established customs of the Egyptians and Greeks. Ah me, already I begin to envy my own gift’s happy lot…Go forth, little gift, upon thy way, and may my mistress see in thee the symbol of my changeless love. Happy ring, thou wilt be touched by her I love. May thou fit her, as well as she fits me and may thy circle, nor over-tight nor yet too loose, softly gird her finger. May she with delight receive thee and straightway slip thee on her finger. O little ring that art going to encircle my fair mistress’s finger, thou that no value hast save the giver’s love that goes with thee, be charming in her sight.
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