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 Iraq 5:11  were there prisons? 7:45  why would you be confined? 8:53  for whose benefit? 10:01  the religious dimension 14:11  sources 15:29  life in confinement 18:15  labour in confinement 19:58  could you tell if someone was imprisoned? 21:17  jail terms 23:54  the longer historical picture Nicholas's Academia page Nicholas's book on prisons Music by Ruba Hillawi Website: http://wedgepod.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw Email: [email protected] Twitter: @wedge_pod Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod