Synopsis: The divorce of Felix and Drusilla. James and Paul struggle for the soul of early Christianity.
“And then it was that the sicarii, as they were called, who were robbers, grew numerous. They made use of small swords, not much different in length from the Persian acinacae, but somewhat crooked, and like the Roman sicae, as they were called; and from these weapons these robbers got their denomination; and with these weapons they slew a great many; for they mingled themselves among the multitude at their festivals, when they were come up in crowds from all parts to the city to worship God, as we said before, and easily slew those that they had a mind to slay.” – Josephus, Jewish Antiquities, Chapter 8
Triptychs for Episodes B1 through B21:
https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/B1-B21_Triptychs.pdf
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