æt fˈɜːst, ðə pɹˈæktɪs wʌz tə sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs kˈæptɪvz ɔnðə tˈuːm, ɔːɹ æt ðə bˈʌstəm ʌv wˈɔːɹɪɚz: ˈɪnstənsᵻz ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɑːɹ ɪn hˈoʊmɚ æt ðə fjˈuːnɚɹəl ʌv pˈætɹɑːkləs ænd ɪn ɡɹˈiːk tɹˈædʒədi.
At first, the practice was to sacrifice captives on the tomb, or at the bustum of warriors: instances of which are in Homer – at the funeral of Patroclus – and in Greek tragedy.