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Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration

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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing programme. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. This book examines the spaces, practices, and ideologies of incarceration in the ancient Mediterranean world, covering the period from 300 BCE to... Read More
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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing programme. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.

This book examines the spaces, practices, and ideologies of incarceration in the ancient Mediterranean world, covering the period from 300 BCE to 600 CE. Analysing a wide range of sourcesβ€”including legal texts, archaeological findings, documentary evidence, and visual materialsβ€”Matthew D. C. Larsen and Mark Letteney argue that prisons were integral to the social, political, and economic fabric of ancient societies.

Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration traces the long history of carceral practices, considering the ways in which the prison has been fundamentally intertwined with issues of class, ethnicity, gender, and imperialism for over two millennia. By foregrounding the voices and experiences of the incarcerated, Larsen and Letteney demonstrate the extraordinary durability of carceral structures across time and call for new historical consciousness to arise around contemporary practices of incarceration.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520387225

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 August 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 14 color figures, 11 b-w figures

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 258

About the Author

Matthew D. C. Larsen is Professor of New Testament and Early Christian History and Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen.

Mark LetteneyΒ is the Carol Thomas Professor of Ancient History at the University of Washington.
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