Was polygamy ever part of any pre-Christian European culture?

This question got me interested, and so I did a bit of internet research. This is what I found out: Romans were apparently notoriously monogamous and so the polygamy was suppressed and more or less extinct in most of the Roman empire. read more

However, the polygamy did exist and persist in some parts of the Europe that were outside the Roman Empire. Alternative Forms of Marriage Polygyny Part 1 The Greek kings had concubines (concubinage was a kind of polygyny), but the Romans did not allow more than one mate per man. read more

Sport - A big part of any culture, and as far as urban Indian teens are concerned, lots of them have started to follow European football. We all have a European club close to our hearts, learn the names of places across the continent and are not fazed by names like Jakub Błaszczykowski; Food - European food is becoming popular among the Indian youth. read more

In South Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Morocco and Malaysia – and in Iran and Libya (with the written consent of the first wife). In other places – such as Israel, Chechnya and Burma – it is illegal but the law is not enforced. read more