“Damnatio ad bestias” were probably the three most feared Latin words in Roman times, and signaled a truly horrifying fate for those unlucky enough to be sentenced with this awful phrase.

Damnatio ad bestias: Damnatio ad bestias was a form of capital punishment in which the condemned were mutilated on the circus arena or thrown to a cage with animals, usually lions. This form of ...

If you've never heard the term "dwarf tossing," you're probably picturing some antiquated practice nestled between gladiator duels and damnatio ad bestias (execution by wild beasts) atop the ...

The Games. Executions During the noon break, and at other times, the arena served as a place of dramatic public execution, including damnatio ad bestias or obiectio feris (throwing people to the ...

DAMNATIO ad bestias (Latin for “condemnation to beasts”) was a form of capital punishment which started in Ancient Rome in the second century BC. Between the 1st and 3rd centuries ...