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Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height

Diodorus Siculus, 4.61.7

Greek Monolingual

και γιλοτίνα, η
λαιμητόμος, καρμανιόλα, για τον αποκεφαλισμό τών καταδίκων.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < γαλλ. guillotine, από το όνομα του Γάλλου γιατρού Guillotin που την εφεύρε για τις εκτελέσεις τών καταδίκων στα τέλη του 18ου αιώνα].