Historiae Romanorum

Proscriptions

A Roman practice of publishing a list of men, who were declared outlaws.  Their property would then be taken by the state.  A price was placed upon the heads of the men themselves, and they would be tracked down by bounty hunters or betrayed by those around them.  The practice of proscriptions was first carried out by Sulla in 82 BC.

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