Damnatio

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Damnatio stands for:

  • throw the animals to eat, ancient Roman punishment, see Damnatio ad bestias ("condemnation to animal combat")
  • Condemnation to fight with no prospect of salvation, ancient Roman punishment, see Damnatio ad ferrum ("Condemnation to iron")
  • Condemnation to fight a gladiator with no prospect of salvation, ancient Roman punishment, Damnatio ad gladium ("condemnation to sword fight")
  • Condemnation to gladiatorial existence with the prospect of salvation, ancient Roman punishment, Damnatio ad ludum gladiatorium ("condemnation to the gladiatorial game")
  • Sentenced to forced labor in a copper or silver mine, ancient Roman punishment, Damnatio ad metalla ("condemnation to metal")

See also:

  • Damnatio memoriae , the total obliteration of the memory of a person
  • missio ignominiosa , the dishonorable dissolution of a Roman military unit, which was connected with the erasure of the memory of it