Eschenburg, Johann Joachim, 1743-1820. [from old catalog], Fiske, Nathan Welby, 1798-1847, [from old catalog] ed. and tr · Philadelphia, E. C. & J. Biddle · leaf 258
until 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. ConcubinesnaWaKiSs;) were usually captives or purchased slaves. Prostitution was exceedinglycommon, and favored even by the…
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