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poena cullei
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Death penalty of the sack that applied in ancient Rome to the parricides. They were put in a sack, made with the skin of an ox, which had previously been used to transport wine, in the company of a snake, a dog, a monkey and a rooster and thrown into the sea or into a river. However, the Romans' preferred penalty was crucifixion.

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