A tutor had considerable powers, and could force the woman out of one marriage and into another ... with the sex manuals of Elephantis. In Ancient Rome as in Victorian England, virtuous restraint ...

Over the next several hundred years, marriage evolved into a widespread institution embraced by the ancient Hebrews, Greeks and Romans. But back then, marriage had little to do with love or with ...

THE learned and ingenious author of “Primitive Marriage” has in this volume republished that excellent work, appending to it his paper on “Kinship in Ancient Greece,” which originally ...

Unlike the romantic weddings of today, marriage in ancient Rome was an arrangement between two families. Like much of Roman society, it was highly structured but also logical and, in some ways ...

Marriage, as a social institution, has undergone numerous transformations across the world, and India is no exception. In ...

Ancient Athens was a vibrant and dynamic society, famous for producing great works of art, philosophy, and culture.

Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.