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 ...

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 ...

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 ...