ict ▁forb idd ing ▁mar ri ages ▁between ▁Roman i . ▁When ▁a ▁Roman i ▁woman ▁married ▁a ▁non - R oman i , ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁produce ▁proof ▁of ▁" indust ri ous ▁household ▁service ▁and ▁familiar ity ▁with ▁Catholic ▁ten ets ", ▁a ▁male ▁Rom ▁" had ▁to ▁prove ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁wife ▁and ▁children ", ▁and ▁" G y ps y ▁children ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁away ▁and ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁non - R oman i ▁families ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁government ▁established ▁a ▁panel ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - ▁and ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁period ▁of ▁Roman i ▁sla very ▁by ▁Prin ces , ▁local ▁land own ers , ▁and ▁monaster ies . ▁This ▁officially ▁legal ized ▁practice ▁was ▁first ▁documented ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁S la very ▁of ▁Roman i ▁was ▁out la wed ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Princi pal ities ▁of ▁Mold avia ▁and ▁Wal la chia ▁in ▁around ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Govern ments ▁regularly ▁c ited ▁pet ty ▁the ft ▁committed ▁by ▁Roman i ▁as ▁just ification ▁for ▁reg ulating ▁and ▁per sec uting ▁them . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁the ▁ ▁( ▁Int elligence ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁security ▁police ▁concerning ▁gy ps ies ) ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁catalog ued ▁data ▁on ▁all