Decimation (Encore)
Everything Everywhere Daily
English - October 15, 2021 09:00 - 10 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsHistory Science education history science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
You are probably familiar with the term decimation. The word is usually used in English to mean “to cause great destruction or harm”.
However, to ancient Rome, the word had a very different and very specific meaning.
It was one of the most devastating and brutal forms of punishment that the military could inflict.
Learn more about Decimation, the ultimate collective punishment, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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You are probably familiar with the term decimation. The word is usually used in English to mean “to cause great destruction or harm”.
However, to ancient Rome, the word had a very different and very specific meaning.
It was one of the most devastating and brutal forms of punishment that the military could inflict.
Learn more about Decimation, the ultimate collective punishment, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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