How the Romans erased people from existence through damnatio memoriae
In short: In ancient Rome, certain individuals faced a punishment more absolute than death: the intentional destruction of every record of their existence to ensure they were forgotten by history.
Known as damnatio memoriae, or 'condemnation of memory,' this practice was a specific punishment reserved for individuals the Romans wished to dishonour. The goal was to effectively wipe the person from the historical record by removing all evidence that they had ever lived.
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