那个臭名卓著的罪犯终于被判处死刑。 That infamous criminal was finally sentenced to death.
波伊提乌，阿尼修斯·马尼利乌斯·塞维里努斯罗马哲学家，被误判判国罪处死。在狱中写成以柏拉图思想为理论依据的名著哲学的慰藉 Roman philosopher. Falsely accused of treason, he wrote The Consolation of Philosophy, an account of classical thought, while awaiting his execution.
十字架一根在接近顶端地方横梁的立柱，在古代用来处死被判有罪的人 An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
