Mythbusting Ancient Rome: cruel and unusual punishment
- Written by Shushma Malik, Lecturer in Classics, University of Roehampton
It is commonly thought that anyone in ancient Rome who killed his father, mother, or another relative was subjected to the ‘punishment of the sack’. But is this true?Creative Commons
Early Roman history is full of stories about the terrible fates that befell citizens who broke the law. When a certain Tarpeia let the enemy Sabines into...
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