Theft and robbery in Chrysostom's time by H. F. Stander

“…Robbers were severely punished and for a single theft one could spend the rest of one’s life in prison. Prisoners were also dependent on their family or on the charity of Christians for food. …”
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Erat simplicis ingenii: A deposição de Garcia da Galiza vista pelos cronistas dos séculos XII e XIII by Maria Joana Gomes

“…The former king spent the rest of his life in prison until his death in 1090. The circumstances which led to Garcia’s arrest and captivity were frequently debated among the 12th medieval Iberian Latin historiographers. …”
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