When a crime has been committed, it's only right that the perpetrator is punished. While punishments of today are more humanely executed including capital punishment, those of ancient times were unbelievable cruel. Criminals should be thankful these methods aren't practiced anymore.

Abacination
The person is blinded with a red hot metal plate held before their eyes

Boiling
A large cauldron is filled with water, oil, tar,animal fat or even molten lead and the person is plunged into the boiling contents, head first. sometimes the person is immersed first beofre the liquid is heated. Boiling to death was widely used in ancient Europe and Asia.

De nailing
As the name suggests, this consists of the removal of the toe nails or finger nails, usually done using pliers.

Flaying
int this ancient practice of removing skin, the person's arms are tied to a pole above his head while his feet are tied below. A small knife is used to peel off the person's skin slowly, starting with the facial skin all the way to the feet. Most victims die before their waist is reached.

Impalement
The person is pierced with a long stake through the sides, the rectum or through the mouth. Death is slow and painful. The stake is planted in the ground, leaving the impaled person suspended to die.

Sawing
The person is hung upside down and then sawed apart down the middle, between the legs. The person would remain conscious until the saw severs major blood vessels. In Asian countries , the person is made to stand up while the sawing starts at the head.

Dismemberment
The person's limbs are tied to movable objects, like a vehicle, which are then moved in opposite directions. This could be done by chaining four horses to the person's arms and legs, and making them pull him apart.

Slow Slicing
This ancient Chinese torture involves first blinding the person with a sharp knife, then executing minor cuts - the ears, nose, tongue, fingers, toes, etc., would be cut off. Then flesh from sizable parts, like the thighs and shoulders, would be cut. The entire process is said to last three days, totaling 3,600 cuts. The deceased would then be paraded in public.

Scaphism
The person is fastened with a hollowed-out contraption , like a tree trunk with the head, hands and feet protruding. He is forced to ingest milk and honey until he develops severe diarrhea. Honey is rubbed on his body to attract insects and bees. He is then let to float on a stagnant pond or be exposed to the sun. The force-feeding is repeated daily until the person becomes gangrened.


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