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by percentcer 33 days ago
what is the Decimation thing?
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1-more 33 days ago
Roman legions would execute every 10th man as collective punishment. Kept the survivors in line. No idea if it ever actually happened.
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stephc_int13 33 days ago
It is something that occured a few times in Roman history.

A collective punishment, 10% of the soldiers killed by their peers, randomly choosen.

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