Manus marriage

Relief showing a Roman marriage ceremony. Museo di Capodimonte

Manus (/ˈmeɪnəs/ MAY-nəs; Latin: [ˈmanʊs]) was an Ancient Roman type of marriage,^[1] of which there were two forms: cum manu and sine manu.^[2] In a cum manu marriage, the wife was placed under the legal control of the husband.^[1]^[2] In a sine manu marriage, the wife remained under the legal control of her father.^[3]

In both cum manu and sine manu marriages, if both the husband and wife were alieni iuris (persons under patria potestas; that is, under the power of their respective patres familias), the marriage could only take place with the approval of both patres familias.^[3] Procedures for initiating and terminating marriage varied with the type of union.^[3]

Initially, cum manu was the sole form of marriage, but eventually only sine manu marriage was widely practiced.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Jane F. Gardner, Women in Roman Law and Society, First Midland Book Edition, 1991, 11
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference John was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c Marcia L. Colish, The Stoic Tradition from Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages, Brill Academic Publishers, 1990, 2 Edition, 383
^ Rena Van den Bergh, "The Role of Education in the Social and Legal Position of Women in Roman Society", 11

[Gardner-1] Jane F. Gardner, Women in Roman Law and Society, First Midland Book Edition, 1991, 11

[John-2] Cite error: The named reference John was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Colish-3] Marcia L. Colish, The Stoic Tradition from Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages, Brill Academic Publishers, 1990, 2 Edition, 383

[Van-4] Rena Van den Bergh, "The Role of Education in the Social and Legal Position of Women in Roman Society", 11

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Manus marriage

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