THE ROMANS: Monogamy Law, Chapter 3 of Holy Priesthood Volume 4

THE ROMANS: Monogamy Law, Chapter 3 of Holy Priesthood Volume 4

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Although monogamy goes back to the beginning of time, specific laws enforcing it go back to only about 2500 years ago in the Roman Empire.

The date and origin of the first settlement on the present site of Rome are obscure; although legends name Romulus as the city’s founder in 753 B.C. Sometime during the eighth century B.C. various tribes that had lived on the original Seven Hills were united under the rule of Etruscan kings, who remained dominant until late in the sixth century B.C. when the Romans overthrew Etruscan rule and established the republic. Rome developed as the capital of one of the ancient world’s largest and most prosperous empires. (American Peoples Encyl. 16:148)

And so did their laws, notably those regulating and restricting monogamy within their empire.

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