Roman Wedding Traditions

This is a recreation of an ancient Roman wedding ceremony at the location of Aquincum, ruins of a Roman settlement in Budapest, now an outdoor museum. We made this with the class as part of a language project in Latin. This film is more like a documentary than a feature film because I just followed everyone while they got prepared and did the ceremonial acts. The music was made by my classmates, who adapted a few of Horace's odes to songs. They sent me three of them and then I chose this one based on the meaning and the sound of the cover. Because it was a documentary work, I had no idea how the video will come out and now I would definitely film more of the preparation, just to fill the holes in the story. I do not feel an outsider would completely understand the process but inserting titles and explanations would ruin the overall feeling of the picture. 2016. June

What can the Roman Law of marriage teach us about the roots of modern marriage laws? Professor Richard Epstein discusses how Roman marriage and property agreements were intertwined. In a Roman marriage, there was a deliberate transfer of wealth and control when the wife was given to the husband. In marriage today, there are still issues involving these transfers of both property and children. Professor Epstein outlines how women came to have equal legal standing in these negotiations and why it is that many couples now choose to have prenuptial agreements. Professor Richard Epstein is the inaugural Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Professor of Law Emeritus and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago. * * * * * As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker. Subscribe to the series’ playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWwcngsYgoUUv5NgIyRXaZDVLZ_0jzYPC

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-marriage-alex-gendler A white, puffy dress. Eternal love. A joint tax return. Marriage means something different to everyone and has changed over time and across cultures. Alex Gendler traces the history of getting hitched, providing insights on polygamy, same-sex unions and even marriage between the dead and the living. Lesson by Alex Gendler, animation by Augenblick Studios.