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EPISODE · Aug 11, 2025 · 35 MIN

Roman Pigs in Judea, or Close Encounters of the Swinish Kind

from This Week in the Ancient Near East · host thisweekintheancientneareast

Romans sure loved their pigs. Soldiers were even buried with pig jawbones at Legio in the Jezreel Valley after military feasts (which doesn’t sound kosher). They brought pig power to the Levant, but hey, what did the Romans ever do for us?

Romans sure loved their pigs. Soldiers were even buried with pig jawbones at Legio in the Jezreel Valley after military feasts (which doesn’t sound kosher). They brought pig power to the Levant, but hey, what did the Romans ever do for us?

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