54: Shave Your Head and Get In the Closet: Dark History of Marriage
Dark History
How the Romans Viewed Marriage as a Business Transaction
The Romans viewed marriage mainly as a business transaction. Most Roman men would get married around the age of 26 because just like the Greeks, they believed that men mentally were just not ready before then. The father would pick who he felt was the best for his daughter but most of all was going to make the family look super good and super rich.
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