Definition
In ancient Rome, a wooden structure or platform where enslaved people were displayed for sale or where criminals were punished.
Etymology
From Latin 'catasta,' possibly related to Greek 'kata' (down) + 'stasis' (standing). The term refers to the literal framework used in Roman slave markets and execution sites.
Kelly Says
The catasta was one of the darkest symbols of Roman power—thousands of people stood on these platforms before being sold into slavery, yet the word also reminds us that this system eventually ended because people fought against it.
Translations
ARالعربية
كَتَاتَسْتَ
kata-sta
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটাস্তা
ka-ta-sta
CACatalà
catasta
kata-sta
CSČeština
catasta
kata-sta
DEDeutsch
Catasta
kata-sta
ELΕλληνικά
καταστά
kata-sta
ESEspañol
catasta
kata-sta
FRFrançais
catasta
kata-sta
HIहिन्दी
कटास्टा
ka-ta-sta
HUMagyar
catasta
kata-sta
IDBahasa Indonesia
catasta
kata-sta
ITItaliano
catasta
kata-sta
MSBahasa Melayu
catasta
kata-sta
MYမြန်မာ
ကက်တာစတာ
ka-ta-sta
NLNederlands
catasta
kata-sta
PLPolski
catasta
kata-sta
PTPortuguês
catasta
kata-sta
RORomână
catasta
kata-sta
RUРусский
катаста
kata-sta
SVSvenska
catasta
kata-sta
SWKiswahili
catasta
kata-sta
TAதமிழ்
கத்தாஸ்தா
kathaas-tha
TEతెలుగు
కటాస్తా
kata-sta
TRTürkçe
catasta
kata-sta
UKУкраїнська
катаста
kata-sta
VITiếng Việt
catasta
ca-ta-sta