"One of ready! to the others now!”
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In turn the eight other conspirators are charged with their beam, tied solidly to her and placed with whip in the courtyard to form the sinister procession
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The prefect takes advantage of this spectacle: eight beautiful young men completely naked, curved under the weight of their patibulum, the skin reddened and marked by the whip. The centurion Justinus will open the march, followed by the patrician then decurions. So that the procession does not spread out it orders that the base of the tail of each condemned is attached by a thin rope to the testicles of the man preceding it. The rope is long enough for the crowd to see each convict well but if a man slowed too much or falls, he will be pulled by the tail while painfully pulling the balls of his comrade.
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The tribune, leader of the rebels is entitled to treatment particular: it will parade in the head tied naked, arms crossed on a tank, exposed to the entire crowd and privileged target of throws of all kinds (rotten fruit, pebbles, spittle)
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The prison door opens and the rebels begin their long procession to the circus through the streets of Rome.
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The crowd of the great days is rushing to see the procession pass and revel in the spectacle. These young men, two days before, had important posts in the administration or were officers in the army. Now they are parading, completely naked, arms crossed.
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They can not hide their sex that hangs and beats their thighs with every step constantly reminding them that they scroll naked, railed by men but also women of all ages. Their bodies show the signs of torture they suffered: bruises, traces of whip thongs, abrasions. They advance bent by the weight of their load but also to look only the way and not to see faces known in the crowd
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From time to time, the guards whip them on the buttocks to make them accelerate further increasing their shame.
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Therefore, when they slow down too much, they feel their penis pull forward by the rope that connects them to the comrade in front, sometimes their balls are pulled back by a convict too slow. All under the mocking eye of the crowd
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