Editing Patrician (ancient Rome) (section)

=== Marriage ===
A marriage between a patrician and a plebeian was the only way to legally integrate the two classes. However, when the [[Twelve Tables]] were written down, the marriage between the two classes was prohibited.<ref name=":06">{{Cite book|last=Mathisen|first=Ralph W.|title=Ancient Roman civilization : history and sources, 753 BCE to 640 CE|year=2019|publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-084960-3|oclc=1137838429}}</ref> 
This was repealed in 445 BC with the [[Lex Canuleia]].<ref name="livy4">[[Livy|Titus Livius]], ''[[Ab Urbe Condita Libri (Livy)|Ab Urbe Condita]]'', Book IV, 1-6</ref> If a marriage was to occur between a patrician and a plebeian, the children of that marriage would then be given patrician status. This law was created to prevent the classes from mixing. In ancient Rome women did not have power in the household. However, according to Mathisen, having a recognized marriage, so not illegally marrying into the other class, was important.<ref name=":06" /> Having a legally recognized marriage ensured that the children born from the marriage were given Roman citizenship and any property they might inherit.<ref name=":06" />