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.
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.