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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 485: Slavery Through the Ages: A Brutal History from Hammurabi to Modern Times
Description: The boys drink and review an Irish Cream Stout from Southern Tier, then discuss slavery around the world and throughout history.
From the earliest records of mankind there has been slavery. From Hammurabi, the Bible, Aristotle, records from Egypt -- slavery was assumed to be a part of life. The Bible didn't outlaw slavery, but it set limits on it. Later, we see a similar pattern in the Koran.
Slavery continues into the Roman Empire, where we see several different types of slaves, from gladiators, galley slaves, and miners, to easier roles like body slaves...