Fustuarium
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title:
Fustuarium
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In the military of ancient Rome, fustuarium or fustuarium supplicium was a severe form of military discipline in which a soldier was cudgeled to death. It is described by the Greek historian Polybius in a passage observing that Roman soldiers were motivated to stand fast and maintain their posts by the fear of harsh punishments such as public disgrace, flogging, and death. As a form of discipline imposed on a soldier, fustuarium thus reflected Roman doubts that courage alone was sufficient to en
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Roman military execution method
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fustuarium
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2022-05-04T17:48:07Z
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