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Source: Ars Technica

3/23/2021

Stabbing, Crucifixion, Eaten by Eels: Learn all about Murder the Roman Way

Historian Emma Souther's new book is a mix of the true crime genre and a history of crime and punishment in ancient Rome.

Source: OAH Process blog

September 20, 2016

Historians note that prisoners have been treated inhumanely throughout American history

Roundtable discussion with Dan Berger, Alan Eladio Gómez, Garrett Felber, Toussaint Losier, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Tony Platt, and Heather Ann Thompson.