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A form of public execution for condemned prisoners, especially prisoners of war; it is often associated with the gladiatorial games, though the condemned were not trained gladiators, and took place in amphitheatres.

Bradley, K. (2004, Fall/Winter). On Captives Under The Principate. //Phoenix, 58//(3/4), pp. 298-318. Retrieved April 4, 2012, from []

Carter, M. (2000). Spectacles of death in ancient rome. //Canadian Journal of History,// //35//(1), 114-117. []