kˈoʊmɪŋ kəntˈɪnjuːd təbi jˈuːzd æz ɐ mˈiːnz ʌv tˈɔːɹtʃɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən ʌv ˈɜːli kɹˈɪstʃənz ɪnðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ.
Combing continued to be used as a means of torture during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire.