4. 1. Crucifixion
Nailing (or tying) people to a
wooden cross and then leaving
them out in the open, both for
people to see and to die a slow
was a very famous in the
ages, of crucifixion of Jesus
Christ.
5. 2. Using rats to kill people
Torturing or killing people using rats
There was a thing called rat trap where a rat
would be put inside a cage.
The other side of the cage would be heated.
6. 3. The brazen bull
This was a device made of bronze, in
the shape and size of an actual bull.
The condemned person would be
locked inside and set fire.
heating the bronze till the person inside
got roasted to death.
7. 4. The breaking wheel
This extremely simple device
consisted of a wheel.
The convicted would be tied, and
sometimes of spikes.
The turning of the wheel, the bones in
his body would slowly break, leading
to painful death.
8. 5.Crushed under an elephant
The convict’s head being crushed
under an elephant
Elephants were trained to kill their
victims immediately or to torture
them slowly.
9. 6. Death by boiling
Death by boiling is a method
of execution in which a person is
killed by being immersed in a boiling
liquid.
10. 7.Cropping of ears
Cropping is the removal of a
person’s ears an act of physical
punishment.
In most cases, this punishment didn’t kill
the convicted , they died because of later
infection of the wound.
11. 8.Burning at the stake
People in early ages loved a good fire,
and what better ways to light a fire
than to burn a person at the stake.
This one of the most favourite modes
of punishing people accused of
treason or witchcraft, as it made a
grand spectacle and also warned
people against committing such
crimes.
