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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

The Ptolemy dynasty the ruled Egypt took it to another level. Pretty much every generation was a marriage between a brother and sister, including the last of the dynasty, Cleopatra. Well until she murdered her brother-husband to take the throne for herself, which was also common in the Ptolemy dynasty.