A cikin Tsohon Roma, yayin da aka yarda da kisan kai da farko, daga baya aka ɗauka a matsayin laifi a kan jihar saboda tsadar tattalin arzikinta. Aristotle ya la'anci kowane nau'i na kashe kansa yayin da Plato ya kasance mai rikitarwa. A cikin Roma wasu dalilai na kashe kansa sun haɗa da mutuwa ta son rai a cikin gwagwarmayar gladiator, laifi kan kisan kai, don ceton rayuwar wani, gaba ɗaya sakamakon makoki, daga wulakanci, da kuma tserewa daga yanayin da za a iya jurewa, kamar shan wahala, cin zarafin jiki, ko aikata laifi.
farashin tattalin arziki