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Decimation (Encore‪)‬ Everything Everywhere Daily

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You are probably familiar with the term decimation. The word is usually used in English to mean “to cause great destruction or harm”.

However, to ancient Rome, the word had a very different and very specific meaning.

It was one of the most devastating and brutal forms of punishment that the military could inflict.

Learn more about Decimation, the ultimate collective punishment, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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You are probably familiar with the term decimation. The word is usually used in English to mean “to cause great destruction or harm”.

However, to ancient Rome, the word had a very different and very specific meaning.

It was one of the most devastating and brutal forms of punishment that the military could inflict.

Learn more about Decimation, the ultimate collective punishment, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 min

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