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The Romans angered the gods, and the gods made them into Italians ๐Ÿ˜” (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I don't understand, those hiding thought the enemy was coming so they killed each other?

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

There was actually a long history of just that in the Jewish-Roman Wars, where the Jewish rebels would often commit mass suicide rather than be captured by the Romans.

But in this case, I believe the source is saying that they crushed/trampled each other in a panic.