56. Nicholas Reid: The Big House

Nicholas explains about imprisonment in ancient Iraq. Were there prisons? Who would be confined, how long for, and why? What would someone do in prison? And whose interest did confinement serve?2:08 confinement in ancient Iraq5:11 were there prisons?7:45 why would you be confined?8:53 for whose benefit?10:01 the religious dimension14:11 sources15:29 life in confinement18:15 labour in confinement19:58 could you tell if someone was imprisone...