carnutic

Updated: May 11, 2025

This execution against the canton which had transgressed above all the rest was followed in the other districts by processes of high treason against individuals. The season for clemency was past. At the bidding of the Roman proconsul the eminent Carnutic knight Acco was beheaded by Roman lictors and the rule of the -fasces- was thus formally inaugurated.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book V : The Establishment of the Military Monarchy

This execution against the canton which had transgressed above all the rest was followed in the other districts by processes of high treason against individuals. The season for clemency was past. At the bidding of the Roman proconsul the eminent Carnutic knight Acco was beheaded by Roman lictors and the rule of the -fasces- was thus formally inaugurated.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)