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  • The flagrum (Latin: "whip"; or excoriare: "flay", i.e. "scourge") was an ancient Roman implement used in the punishment of offenders, and usually prior to the carrying out of the death penalty.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Karajou 2010

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