Quote Originally Posted by Antinous View Post
I know that Achilles killed all the nobles that he found but that also is a part of the fact that Achilles did not give mercy to his victims. Plus this wasn't ritual sacrifice as much as it was revenge for the death of Patroclus, if you notice in the Illiad Achilles vows never to give mercy to the trojans ever again after Patroclus was killed by Hector.
Nope, he killed twelve young Trojans before the funeral pire along with the horses, oxen etc., book 23. You can check.

Also, there is contested evidence that the wives of Makedonian kings were killed when their husbands died.