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Roman Nose (Woqini, "Hook Nose", l. c. 1830-1868) was a Northern Cheyenne warrior known for his courage in battle, who became so famous among white settlers and the US military that they believed he was chief of the Cheyenne nation. He was...

Siddhartha and Yasodhara marriage ceremony, depicting the couple circling around the sacred marriage fire, 2nd-3rd century CE. Peshawar Museum, Pakistan.

The Lebes gamikos (marriage vase) was used in marriage ceremonies in ancient Greece. It was used for sprinkling the bride before the wedding. Apulia, southern Italy, circa 350-320 BCE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)

The Western Roman Empire is the modern-day term for the western half of the Roman Empire after it was divided in two by the emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305 CE) in c. 285/286 CE. The Romans themselves did not use this term. At its height (c...

In many societies, ancient and modern, religion has performed a major role in their development, and the Roman Empire was no different. From the beginning Roman religion was polytheistic. From an initial array of gods and spirits, Rome added...

The Marriage of the Virgin painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520 CE). Around 1504 CE. (Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy)

A late-15th century CE illustration of the marriage of Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422 CE) and Catherine of Valois (l. 1401 - c. 1437 CE), daughter of Charles VI of France (r. 1380-1422 CE). The couple married on 2 June 1420 CE in Troyes...

This Byzantine gold marriage ring dates to the 3rd to 4th centuries CE. The ring measures 56 mm in circumference and the bezel measures 10x10 mm. Weight: 4.5 grams. (Metropolitan Museum, New York)

Rosalind Tutoring Orlando in the Ceremony of Marriage in William Shakespeare's As You Like It, Act IV Scene I, oil on canvas by Walter Howell Deverell, c. 1853 Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery.

Title page of Defending Clerical Marriage (1524), an open letter by reformer and theologian Katharina Zell (nee Schütz, l. 1497-1562).