Old Julius once had one of his regiments decimated. As in, soldiers draw lots, one in ten get the short straw, and the ”lucky” nine-tenths beat the unlucky one

Old Julius once had one of his regiments decimated. As in, soldiers draw lots, one in ten get the short straw, and the ”lucky” nine-tenths beat the unlucky one-tenth of the regiment to death by hand. Not a great time in our history.