A Terrible Roman Execution Method: What is Damnatio Ad Bestias?
Most of what we know about this method, of execution comes from the Roman poet Martialis, who described numerous exterminations facilitated, by wildlife in his book Liber Spectaculorum, Dedicated to various performances held at the Colosseum in Rome, the book explains how criminals were portrayed as famous, characters from Greek and Roman myths, and their deaths were choreographed to re-enact these popular stories.
A Terrible Roman Execution Method: What is Damnatio Ad Bestias?
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A Terrible Roman Execution Method: What is Damnatio Ad Bestias?ARCHEOLOGY NEWSGOLAHURAMost of what we know about this methodof execution comes from the Roman poet Martialiswho described numerous exterminations facilitatedby wildlife in his book Liber SpectaculorumDedicated to various performances held at the Colosseum in Romethe book explains how criminals were portrayed as famouscharacters from Greek and Roman mythsand their deaths were choreographed to re-enact