Decimation, a mass punishment in which one in ten men is killed, and the remainder compelled to live on barley rather than wheat; at right, the examination of a group of men, in front of an army (barely visible) bearing spears and roman insignia, at left soldiers in front of an encampment; on a hill beyond at left, the men are singled out and brought before an adjudicator; illustration to john beaver, 'the roman military punishments' (london, 1725), ch. 4, p. 41. Etching. Date: 1725. Dimensions: Height: 47 mm; Width: 80 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: John Beaver. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM Cc,1.53)
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