Season 2: Episode 62
How Horrible Were Ancient Prisons? LIVE at SBL
Date Aired: 4/15/2024
If you thought everyday life in the first century was disgusting, wait until you step inside a Roman prison. In our very first LIVE episode, we talk with Matthew Larsen, historian of ancient incarceration, about the conditions Paul and other early Christians experienced in ancient prisons—nasty food, nastier smells, and what it meant to be sent off to the mines.
Listen to the episode on the Biblical Time Machine website or wherever you get your podcasts.
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