8:40 There is no evidence Christians were fed to lions in the Colosseum. No, 6 gorillion xians didn't die.
8:40 There is no evidence Christians were fed to lions in the Colosseum. No, 6 gorillion xians didn't die.
> 8:40 "Even though it's been highly propagated as fact, and though it is possible, there's no evidence to suggest that Christians were killed and fed to lions in the coliseum..."
The Flavian amphitheater didn't operate too different from sports stadiums of today. Killing of people was a rarity as even during the pagan period Romans did place a fairly high value upon human life. You were more likely to see a sacrifice of an animal to mark the opening of the days games and maybe another at the end with the lottery to include folks in the nosebleed seats getting a shot at some quality meat.
>> 8:40 "Even though it's been highly propagated as fact, and though it is possible, there's no evidence to suggest that Christians were killed and fed to lions in the coliseum..."
The Flavian amphitheater didn't operate too different from sports stadiums of today. Killing of people was a rarity as even during the pagan period Romans did place a fairly high value upon human life. You were more likely to see a sacrifice of an animal to mark the opening of the days games and maybe another at the end with the lottery to include folks in the nosebleed seats getting a shot at some quality meat.
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