Sibling marriage in Roman Egypt

Ellie Jane
15 min readFeb 24, 2024

This is an essay I wrote for my Classics degree at the University of Western Australia, apart from the images which I added specifically for posting here.

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The evidence for Brother-sister marriage in Roman Egypt, and the social and economic actors that led to this phenomenon.

Greco Roman marriage contract from Egypt 250–270 CE. image from https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co37811/greco-roman-papyrus-250-270-ce-papyrus-manuscript-contract-document-marriage

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Ellie Jane

Classist, Ancient Historian and Archaeologist who loves exploring a variety of topics: historical and personal