> In Europe marriage was originally a religious thing, officiated by priests and managed by the church Previously, not originally. In ancient Greece it was a s

> In Europe marriage was originally a religious thing, officiated by priests and managed by the church Previously, not originally. In ancient Greece it was a state matter: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_in_ancient_Greece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_in_ancient_Greece>