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In his work, "Germania", paragraph 12, Tactius describes how German tribes punish certain crimes. He says" ... those who disgrace their bodies are drowned in miry swamps under a cover of wicker." What does he mean by disgrace their bodies?

by /u/Trajan_pt in /r/AskHistorians

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