[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to understand a phrase in a historical context and I'm stuck on the phrase 'He was stoned'. Can you help me translate it into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "In a historical context, the phrase 'He was stoned' can be quite literal. The correct translation to Italian would be 'Lui \u00e8 stato lapidato.' This phrase specifically means that someone was killed by being hit with stones, a form of execution or punishment used in ancient times."}]