Damnatio
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