• Hoimo@ani.social
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      12 hours ago

      Like I said, royals aren’t normal people. See the fabled family tree of the Ptolemaic dynasty:

      But that only works if you have a family fortune to protect. Normal people would rather spread their children around and increase their chances of survival.

      • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
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        11 hours ago

        Holy shit!

        So for example: Cleopatra II was first married to Ptolemy VI, her brother, and had a daughter Cleopatra III. Then when Ptolemy VI died Cleopatra II was married to Ptolemy VIII, her other brother. Ptolemy VIII also took his niece Cleopatra III as his second wife.