In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles.
2006-08-21 14:38:20 · 22 answers · asked by ◄BamaBoy205► 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
ooh! i'd love to be an ancient roman judge! lol
2006-08-21 14:57:19 · answer #1 · answered by msj2uk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have heard that before,I will try this logic with you--- if you swear on the Bible and are not a believer you loose nothing--- if you swear on your bal=s and get caught lying, what do you lose? enough said.
2006-08-21 21:47:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes that is why the word TESTIfied, TESTIcles, have you not noticied this before?
2006-08-22 15:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by miniboi6666 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you have to swear on both or just one?
2006-08-21 21:44:14 · answer #4 · answered by bob_317 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep, that would be where the word testify comes from, eh?
2006-08-21 21:44:14 · answer #5 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, thats an interesting piece of knowledge, its also trivial and i am so glad i am not roman lol
2006-08-21 21:49:42 · answer #6 · answered by ParadoxZero 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
so what would happen if he lied?they cut his testicles off...lol
2006-08-21 21:45:22 · answer #7 · answered by purrdykitten2003 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Too bad they don't do that now a days.
2006-08-21 22:19:04 · answer #8 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, i did not know that. That is a interesting fact.
2006-08-21 21:43:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
thats pretty intelligent, probably much more effective too
2006-08-21 21:43:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋