Hac qua lege viro nubere virgo solet.
Praeluxere faces, velarunt flammea vultus,
Nec tua defuerut verba, Talasse, tibi.
Dos etiam dicta est. Nondum tibi, Roma, videtur
Hoc satis? Expectas numquid ut et pariat?
--Martial, Epigr.12.42
Hairy Callistratus married uptight Afer
using the same customs that a lady marries a man.
Yes, there was a bridal bouquet,
yes the bride wore a veil,
yes, there was even an "I Do."
There was even a dowry exchange.
Rome, isn't that enough for you?
What are you waiting for, Callistratus to give birth?
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MARTIAL
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Name: Marcus Valerius Martialis
Date: 40 CE – 104 CE
Works: Epigrammaton
Libri XV*
De
Spectaculis
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REGION 2 (Hispania)
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Originally from Bilbilis, Hispania, the poet Martial moved to Rome in
the 60s CE to advance his career. His two extant works include de
Spectaculis, a collection of poems written to commemorate the opening of
the Colosseum, and a fifteen volume collection of epigrams. These epigrams
provide valuable insight into the mores and private lives of men and
women from all of the city’s social classes.
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