Barbaric Methods of Ancient Execution by Shaun Porter Read Free Book Online Page A

forced to soil himself. With the makeshift boat completely sealed, there was nowhere for the f aeces to go, and it began to fill up inside the boat.
 
    Now, this in itself seems absolutely horrendous, but it’s worth remembering where this poor guy is floating: on a stagnant pond.
 
    For the insects on the pond, this was the perfect gift: a wooden box full of goodies! They would feed on the sweet honey smeared on the man’s hands and feet and would lay their eggs in the enclosed f aeces. When all the honey had been consumed, they would begin to eat him instead. When the larvae hatched, they would slowly burrow their way up the poor guy’s anus and began to devour him alive from the inside.
 
    Imagine the pain of having your flesh and guts eaten by thousands of tiny creatures whilst you were still alive; it’s almost too unbearable to comprehend.
 
    If we just stopped there, this would still be the worst method of execution featured in this book; unfortunately, the Persians didn’t believe the condemned had suffered enough. To prolong the torture as long as possible, they would return to the boat every day and force feed him more milk and honey. This would prevent the person from dying from starvation or dehydration. Death would have to come at the hands of the insects, or from the disease spread by his flesh rotting in his own excrement.
 
    When death did mercifully arrive, the cause was usually gangrene sending the person into septic shock. This was often after over two weeks of unthinkable suffering.
 
    This method of execution also goes by the name The Boats , which definitely has a more eerie ring to it.

 
     
     
     
     
    Final Words

So there you have it: 25 of the most twisted methods of execution ever devised (including a number of twists to make each technique even more sadistic).
    It’s almost incomprehensible that human could act with such cruelty towards each other, but unfortunately this seems to be a part of human nature that has repeated itself throughout history.
    Hopefully we can all be thankful that the majority of the Western world has decided to abolish the death penalty, or, at the very least, device quick, humane ways to execute the condemned.
    It wasn’t always this way. Remember that.
    And on that note, I’ll bid you fond farewell.
    Thanks for reading.