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Well, in the book Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie (by Scholastic), a girl was old enough to marry at the young age of 14! Good luck

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What age did girls get married in ancient rome and when was it then or now?

it is not quite clear. There is disagreement among scholars. Some say that girls married when they reached puberty and some argue that they married at around the age of 20. Marriages between affluent families were arranged and girls could be betrothed before puberty.


How old were most ancient Egyptians when they got married?

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How old did you have to be to get married in Tudor times?

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What age did Roman girls get married?

Roman girls were allowed to get married at the age of 12, but boys had to wait till they were 14.This was because people believed that a girl should get married when she reached the age of puberty, as then they would be able to give birth and the Roman believed that she would make a better wife. You had to be married by about 15-16 or you would be punished.


At what age were ancient greek man married?

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