According to Josephus, one prisoner of war captured by Titus ’ troops during the siege of Jerusalem in 70 C.E. was executed in this manner before the city walls in an attempt to intimidate the defenders into submission.
بزرگ‌ترین کشتار دست‌جمعی از این نوع در انتهای شورشی بود که اسپارتاکوس بانی آن بود (‏ ۷۳ -‏ ۷۱ ق .‏