Eschenburg, J[ohann] J[oachim], 1743-1820. [from old catalog], Fiske, Nathan Welby, 1798-1847, [from old catalog] ed. and tr · Philadelphia, E. C. Biddle · leaf 256
til they were thirty-five. At Sparta the usual age formen to marry was thirty, and for women twenty. Marriage between partiesof near consanguinity was not allowed, or at least was generally viewed as im-proper and scandalous. The Athenians, however, were allowed to marry sistersby the same father… … 220 GRECIAN ANTIQUITIES. 1. Adultery was punished, and in some cases with severity. Although polygamywas not generally allowed, concubinage was permitted without restraint. Concubines(jraWaKides) were usually captives or purchased slaves. Prostitution was exceedinglycommon, and favored even by the…
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