| ▲ | percentcer 15 hours ago | |
what is the Decimation thing? | ||
| ▲ | 1-more 14 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Roman legions would execute every 10th man as collective punishment. Kept the survivors in line. No idea if it ever actually happened. | ||
| ▲ | stephc_int13 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
It is something that occured a few times in Roman history. A collective punishment, 10% of the soldiers killed by their peers, randomly choosen. | ||