Assertion: eunuch | /r/HasProperty | common
Facets:
value: in those days
type: TEMPORAL
value: fairly
type: DEGREE
value: to prevent any offspring
type: PURPOSE
value: in ancient greece
type: LOCATION
value: in the ancient roman empire
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the ancient middle east
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the ancient Middle East, in ancient Greece, and in the ancient Roman Empire, eunuchs were fairly common, and, in some jurisdictions, held influential government positions (for example, Pothinus, a eunuch who served as regent for Pharoah Ptolemy XII of Egypt).
text: The fact that Daniel rose to such a high position of authority in the kingdoms of Nebuchadnezzar and Darius, almost certainly confirms that Daniel was made a eunuch, which was common practice in those days to prevent any offspring being born to anyone who might challenge the throne.