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... Dowry Among the nobility of many ancient societies , the custom arose of presenting a dowry with the daughter . It is probable that the importance of the dowry increased as the economic value of woman declined . In some cases this dowry ...
... Dowry Among the nobility of many ancient societies , the custom arose of presenting a dowry with the daughter . It is probable that the importance of the dowry increased as the economic value of woman declined . In some cases this dowry ...
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... dowry after divorce so that they could attract suitors , remarry , and bear children . However , the lucrativeness of the dowry served as a wife's weapon against her husband . Juvenal pityingly predicted to a husband , " No present will ...
... dowry after divorce so that they could attract suitors , remarry , and bear children . However , the lucrativeness of the dowry served as a wife's weapon against her husband . Juvenal pityingly predicted to a husband , " No present will ...
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... dowry and was transported to an island . The man , if responsible for the divorce , surrendered the dowry and was not allowed to remarry . If he did remarry , his former wife could invade his house and acquire the dowry of her successor ...
... dowry and was transported to an island . The man , if responsible for the divorce , surrendered the dowry and was not allowed to remarry . If he did remarry , his former wife could invade his house and acquire the dowry of her successor ...
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Hebrew Marriage in the Old Testament | 34 |
Marriage among the Greeks | 47 |
Roman Marriage | 64 |
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