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Birth Certificate of Illegitimate Twins April 29, 145 A.D.Alexandria, province of Egypt

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Description

Copy of the declaration of birth of illegitimate twins by their Roman mother; the father, though said to be "unknown", was probably either someone who could not get into marriage (a soldier), or someone who had a legal status lower than the mother (a local villager, for instance)

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Found at Alexandria

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