The age of lawful consent to a marriage was 12 for girls and 14 for boys. Most Roman women seem to have married in their late teens to early twenties, but noble women married younger than those of the lower classes, and an aristocratic girl was expected to be virgin until her first marriage.

How did ancient Romans get married?

Unlike the romantic weddings of today, marriage in ancient Rome was an arrangement between two families. Rather, it was an agreement between families. Men would usually marry in their mid-twenties, while women married while they were still in their early teens.

Did Romans get divorced?

Romans didnt get a divorce, they simply divorced, Treggiari said. The no-fault divorce evolved over the centuries. In the early years of Roman society, the husband had the right to divorce his wife for major faults - such as adultery - or drinking wine, which was supposed to lead to major faults.