Rome

Marriage in Ancient Rome had small beginning's. Traditionally, it started with the separation of the Sabine Women. Romulus and his band of male immigrant's were rejected conubiam, the legal right to intermarriage from the Sabine's. According to Livy, Romulus and his men abduct the Sabine maiden's, but promise the man honorable marriage, in which they will enjoy the benefit's of property, citizenship, and children. These three thing's seem to define the purpose of marriage in Ancient Rome.