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The Seven Deadly Sins

Dan Snow's HISTORY HIT by History Hit

May 14, 202640:41Society & Culture

Greed, Lust, Pride, Sloth, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath! You might be surprised to learn the true history of the Seven Deadly Sins doesn't start in the bible. Rather, they were first thought up by a Greek monk in the 4th centur...

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The Seven Deadly Sins is an episode from Dan Snow's HISTORY HIT by History Hit. Greed, Lust, Pride, Sloth, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath! You might be surprised to learn the true history of the Seven Deadly Sins doesn't start in the bible. Rather,...

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