Across
- 4. a leading cause of death among women in ancient Rome
- 6. the Roman equivalent to a Matron-of-Honor
- 7. material from which a bride's wedding tunic was made
- 9. the most common type of marriage among plebians
- 14. congratulations!
- 15. the patron of marriage and childbirth
- 16. burning the dead body until it turned to ash
- 17. he carried the sacred objects used in animal sacrifice
- 18. a necklace of rattles and ornaments
Down
- 1. the practice of burying the dead in the ground
- 2. the yellow-orange wedding veil
- 3. a sad,slow, mournful song
- 5. the strictest form of marriage
- 8. attaining adulthood
- 10. a legal contract setting down the terms of marriage
- 11. wedding cake served to guests
- 12. an amulet or charm given to an infant by the paterfamilias
- 13. the February festival in honor of the ancestors
- 18. marriage by "purchasing" a wife