confarreation

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confarreation

(kənˌfærɪˈeɪʃən)

(in ancient Rome) the highest form of marriage, which was marked by the offering of a cake to Jupiter

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Lucius Verus, co-emperor and adoptive brother of Marcus Aurelius, has arranged for a "grand public show" to celebrate his confarreation (a religious marriage ceremony) to Lucilla, Marcus Aurelius' daughter (1:233).

Burning, burial, and the critique of stoicism in Pater's Marius the Epicurean

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