Human sacrifices ?

[Carlton Bach]

Human sacrifice (except for gladiatorial combat, which were not classed as religious acts) were illegal in Rome. However, there is some evidence that human sacrifice continued to be practiced in many provinces well into the Principate era. A fascinating read looking at the evidence from pre- and post-Conquest Spain, Gaul and Britain is Miranda Green: Dying for the Gods: Human Sacrifice in Iron Age & Roman Europe, Tempus Publishing 2002.<br>
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I don't know the passage you're referring to, but 'victims' may indeed well mean animals. <p></p><i></i>