▁name ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁b ride ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁dow ry . ▁This ▁tr end ▁continued ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁and ▁if ▁anything ▁above ▁a ▁normal ▁amount ▁was ▁given ▁then ▁the ▁female ▁g iver ▁was ▁called ▁a ▁Meg ull ia ▁D ot ata . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Par aph ernal ia ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁An cient ▁wed d ings ▁An cient ▁Roman ▁wed ding ▁practice ▁as ▁related ▁to ▁marriage ▁in ▁Ireland ▁speak s ▁of ▁the ▁dot ata ▁as ▁the ▁dow ry ▁and ▁the ▁ancient ▁Roman ▁custom s . ▁The ▁female ▁model ▁and ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁Roman ▁women ▁under ▁the ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁Empire ▁by ▁Frances ca ▁C ener ini ▁of ▁Univers ità ▁di ▁Bolog na , ▁reference ▁to ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁P unic ▁War ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁u x or ▁dot ata ▁( a ▁woman ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁dow ry ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Roman ▁law ▁and ▁dot ata : ▁Roman ▁Mar riage : ▁I ust i ▁Con i ug es ▁from ▁the ▁Time ▁of ▁Cic ero ▁to ▁the ▁Time ▁of ▁Ul p ian ▁By ▁Susan ▁Tre ggi ari , ▁pp ▁ 9 6 – 1 0 4 , ▁ 2 0 9 - 2 1 1 , ▁ 3 2 6 - 3 4 2 , ▁ 5 4 1 ; ▁ ▁Daily ▁Life ▁in ▁An cient ▁Rome : ▁The ▁People ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁Height ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁By ▁Jer ome ▁Car cop ino ▁describes ▁the ▁dow ry ▁and ▁dot ata ▁on ▁pages ▁