The Christian idea of marriage is a further evolution of ancient Roman laws and customs. Roman marriage was fundamentally a civil contract between families. Lik

The Christian idea of marriage is a further evolution of ancient Roman laws and customs. Roman marriage was fundamentally a civil contract between families. Like any contract, it could be severed. Either by the people in question or by the heads of their families. Early Christians took the Roman idea of monogamy and added a new idea that marriage is sacred and unbreakable.