Proof of Consummation of Marriage in Menander Rhetor
Menander Rhetor’s instructions for composing and delivering a “bridal chamber speech” (κατευναστικός) suggest that the consummation of a marriage in some partsof the Greek-speaking world in the late third century CE may have been confirmed and celebrated by the display of a blood-stained item...
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Université de Lille
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Eugesta |
| Online Access: | http://www.peren-revues.fr/eugesta/index.php?id=141 |