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Book Launch: Mark Letteney – Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration

When

Thursday, 1/22/2026, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. PST

Event interval

Single day event

Campus location

Kane Hall (KNE)

Campus room

Walker-Ames, KNE 225

Accessibility Contact

jewishst@uw.edu

Event Types

Lectures/Seminars, Special Events

Target Audience

Open to the public. Registration required.

Description

Please join the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies as we celebrate the recent publication of SCJS faculty member and history professor Mark Letteney's new book: Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration, co-authored by Matthew D. C. Larsen.

This book examines spaces, practices, and ideologies of incarceration in the ancient Mediterranean basin from 300 BCE to 600 CE. Analyzing a wide range of sources—including legal texts, archaeological findings, documentary evidence, and visual materials—Matthew D. C.…

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