The Roman military punishments / [John Beaver].

  • Beaver, John, active 18th century
Date:
[1725]
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Credit: The Roman military punishments / [John Beaver]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    leaders in the Offence, as Polybius tells us Scipio did ; who having calmed the Commotion at Sucro, and reduced the Mutineers to Submiffion, commanded the Authors of it only to be executed. The manner of putting the Sentence of Decimation in Execution, was thus : Firft, the Centurions and Enfign-bear- ers of the Cohort that had misbehaved, were by the Prefect or Tribune order’d away and put to death ; then the pri¬ vate Men were drawn out into Decu~ ries or Tens, and call: Lots among themfelvcs who of them fhould die. Thus it was that * L. Apronius decima¬ ted that difhonourable Cohort which run away from Tacfarinas in Africa j and Augujlus at Promona a City of * Deeunrum quemque ignoimniofse cohoitis iorte du- dlos fufti necat. Tacit, Annal. 3. cap. 21. the Li«