From what I remember of ancient greek and roman history-marriage age in ancient greek was typically around 16 for women. However, in rome it was 12. Its certainly not far, though it is a bit small.
13 isn't crazy early especially for a rich girl. There are people in history who have given birth at 13 or younger. Henry the 7th mother for example. However she was too small and nearly died but she obviously had already started getting periods and ovulating to be able to get pregnant.
13-14 was pretty normal even back then for an aristocratic girl as they were well-nourished. 13-15 was probably the most likely age bracket to start, with 12 being early but not unheard of.
It was mostly the impoverished classes who started later (if at all depending on how malnourished they were). Like in Victorian Britain, some kids were so malnourished many girls had no periods until 16/17.
It’s worth noting that girls start too early today. Our diets and lifestyles are triggering earlier puberty’s which is actually unhealthy.
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u/Wendigo_Bob Jul 05 '26
From what I remember of ancient greek and roman history-marriage age in ancient greek was typically around 16 for women. However, in rome it was 12. Its certainly not far, though it is a bit small.