Patron of the podcast Seanbob sent in this question for Murray to mull over, 'what is up with foreskin collection? I know Ramses wrote on walls about the stacks of foreskins he collected from the sea peoples, and David bought his wife with foreskins (1 Samuel 18:27). So what is the deal?
Was circumcisions popular in some cultures and not others? Why not the whole penis? What did they do with them after they stacked them? Some sort of trophy? Like a deer rack on your Grandpa's wall? It is one thing to like dicks, it is strange to collect foreskins. What is the deal?'
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AW203 - Wargaming Ancient Battles
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AWA200 - Do the sources tell us anything about the Spartan warrior Arimnestus?
AW199 - The Rise of the Legion (part II)
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AWA197 - How did ancient commanders secure their logistics?
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AW194 - Fighting Generals
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AW190 - What do you think was the most important factor in ancient warfare?
AWA189 - How did ancient armies inspire loyalty among their troops?
AWA188 - How did the Romans and others counter the firepower and mobility of horse archer armies?
AWA187 - How much military intelligence did the ancients use?
AW186 - The Biggest Recent Developments in Ancient Warfare
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