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Beheading became an accepted method of execution in the [[Roman Empire]]. Roman law held it a more dignified form of punishment appropriate to a Roman citizen convicted of a capital offense.

Beheading became an accepted method of execution in the [[Roman Empire]]. Roman law held it a more dignified form of punishment appropriate to a Roman citizen convicted of a capital offense.

The most famous specialized form of beheading was, of course, the [[guillotine]], the "National Razor" of [[France]] from the [[French Revolution]]ary era to 1977. The guillotine was widely used by Nazi executioners of Jews and Catholics and minorities before and during the implementation of a policy of gassing victims to death ''en masse'' by the thousands.

The most famous specialized form of beheading was, of course, the [[guillotine]], the "National Razor" of [[France]] from the [[French Revolution]]ary era to 1977. The guillotine was widely used by Nazi executioners of Jews and Catholics and minorities before and during the implementation of a policy of gassing victims to death ''en masse'' by the thousands ([https://ghb67.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/the-guillotine-in-nazi-germany/ The Guillotine in Nazi Germany (wordpress.com)]).

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