Many noble Romans are beheaded for opposing Pope Formosus on orders of King Arnulf.

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Perpetrator (Person) :	Arnulf of Carinthia, King of East Francia Origin: Baiovarii/Bavarian Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Roman Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: upper class, Reaction: other, Direct Consequence: death
Third Party (Person) :	Pope Formosus Origin: Roman Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Reaction: calling for help
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Liutprand of Cremona, Antapodosis 1, 28Liutprand of Cremona Antapodosis 1, 28 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Roma (Rome)
Time Periode :	Carolingian Period
Century :	A.D. 9
Year :	A.D. 896
Context :	jurisdictional civilian religious
Motivation :	political following orders
Application :	decapitating
Long-Term Consequence :	coronation/inauguration
Original Text :	Hoc in tempore Formosus papa religiosissimus a Romanis vehementer aflictabatur, cuius et hortatu Romam rex Arnulfus advenerat. In cuius ingressu ulciscendo papae iniuriam multos Romanorum principes obviam sibi properantes decollare praecepit.
Translation :	-
Edition :	Liudprandi Liber Antapodoseos, In: A. Bauer; R. Rau, Quellen zur Geschichte der sächsischen Kaiserzeit (FSGA 8), 5th Ed. Darmstadt 2002, 244-495.
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