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They felt that everyone needed a family!

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Marriage was important for the Romans. Augustus, the first Roman emperor made adultery illegal. In ancient Rome, adoption of boys was a fairly common practice with upper class men, especially if they had no male heir. Roman inheritance laws demanding that the heir be legitimate. Therefore, adoption solved this problem. Adoption could also serve to cement ties and alliances between families, thus could occur even if the adopter had male issue. Adoption of girls was much less common.

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