1. In order to revive confarreatio marriages, the practice endured some amendments. 2. As confarreatio slowly fell from favor it became difficult to find candidates for priesthood. 3. Divorce for " confarreatio " marriages, " diffarreatio ", was a difficult process and therefore rare. 4. Originally, the " confarreatio " was indissoluble, and this remained true of the marriage of the Flamen Dialis. 5. The other two major flamines, the Flamen Martialis and the Flamen Quirinalis, were also required to marry by " confarreatio ." 6. But only after the successful peace negotiations at Octavia, sister of Octavian, had been lawfully wedded to him by " confarreatio ". 7. Like other " flamines maiores ", the high priest of Mars was a patrician and required to marry through the ceremony of " confarreatio ". 8. Having parents who were married by " confarreatio " was a prerequisite for becoming a plebeian " nobiles ", this requirement must have been relaxed. 9. The fact that Marc Antony's parents hadn't been wedded with the ancient ritual of the " confarreatio " was obviously ignored in this case. 10. The " rex " and " regina sacrorum " were required to marry by the ritual of " confarreatio ", originally reserved for plebeian.
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