In the Later Roman Empire enemies who besieged Roman cities damaged the aqueducts which took water the the cities to disrupt or cut off the water supply.
none really other than internal structure - they were both based off the idea that we should be ruled by philosopher kings not the general populous
In Norse mythology there are norns who decide on the fate of the world and no one can change that but in classical mythology there are fates - Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.They span the thread of human destiny and cut it off with shears when ever they wanted to.
No, but there were women with the Roman Army. Officers, centurions, and some soldiers were allowed to marry, and there were also women who stayed in the army camps and followed them on the march.... for various reasons.
Chinese Jin and Xia dynasties to reduce trade
HIMSELF! He cut off his own ear! Gosh!
Peter cut off his ear
No roman soldier actually had his ear cut off. The incident occurred as soldiers came to arrest Jesus, and with them were some officials from the chief priests and Pharisees. The gospels of Matthew and Luke do not record the name of the disciple who cut off the ear of a servant of the high priest. John 18:10 records that it was Simon Peter, and that the servant's name was Malchus.
The soldiers of the governor, (Matthew27.27 to 35).
Watching the Jesus movie, this scene is played out where the Jewish priests actually bowed with their necks bared so the Roman soldiers could cut off their heads rather than allowing their graven images to be brought into the temple. I am looking for this in the Bible too but haven't found the reference yet.
A knife to cut themselves free if they fell off
The French city of Dunkirk.
Peter was the disciple who cut off the ear of the Roman soldier when taking Jesus to Pilate. Jesus then miraculously healed the soldier's ear.
Peter did not do anything to one of the Roman soldiers who arrested Jesus as the Roman soldiers were not involved in the arrest. The High Priest sent some persons along with some Temple guards to arrest Jesus. One of these persons was "Malchus" who was a servant of the High Priest. Peter drew his sword and cut an ear of Malchus off. Jesus took the ear and placed it back on Malchus' head. This is the only place in Scripture where Jesus healed a fresh wound.
In the Bible, it is written that Simon Peter cut off the ear of a Roman soldier named Malchus while trying to protect Jesus from being arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane.
The same reason people cut off their penis, it hurts. Also for the obvious mark of shame. It happened in France for real in 1945, when women who had gone with German soldiers had their hair cut off in public.
The Roman numeral for 4 is IV Cut off the I and you are left with the Roman numeral for 5, V