Was there a dichotomy like which later emerged between hanging for common folk and beheading for royalty? Or were the Romans more egalitarian in their capital punishments?
Followup questions:
Would a 'common', non-roman citizen living in the empire around 30 CE be executed in a different manner to a 'common' roman citizen?
Would gender be a deciding factor in the method of execution given at any point in Roman history?
Another follow up question, if I may. Was there a taboo about the execution of high ranking political enemies? Instead, it seem like 'noble suicide' was encouraged. Examples that spring to mind are Brutus, or Nero. Was allowing your enemy to commit suicide considered magnanimous?