The largest mass execution of this type that history records took place at the end of a revolt led by Spartacus (73 - 71 B.C.E.), when 6,000 slaves and gladiators were executed along the road leading from Capua to Rome.
Dalam sejarah, pengeksekusian massal terbesar dengan cara ini terjadi pada akhir pemberontakan yang dipimpin Spartacus (73 - 71 SM), ketika 6.000 budak dan gladiator dieksekusi di sepanjang jalan dari Kapua ke Roma.