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".. 8, 9, 10!" WHAP! 18 May 2009
- Date
- 2009
- Reference
- DCDL-0011271
- Description
A Roman cohort stands in a long row and the officer in charge whacks every tenth soldier on the head with a copy of the 2009 budget thus causing him to fall headlong upon the ground. Refers to the expected level of tax-cut or other method of reducing available funds in the 2009 budget to be announced 28 May.
A cohort selected for punishment by decimation was divided into groups of ten; each group drew lots (Sortition), and the soldier on whom the lot fell was executed by his nine comrades, often by stoning or clubbing. The remaining soldiers were given rations of barley instead of wheat and forced to sleep outside of the Roman encampment.
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- Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
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- 1 digital cartoon(s), Works of art, Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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".. 8, 9, 10!" WHAP! 18 May 2009. Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]. Ref: DCDL-0011271. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23010881More information can be found in our terms of use.