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Line 528: * Ancient Greece had three timelessly great dramatists, all of whom died in memorable ways. Euripides was torn to pieces by a pack of dogs; Sophocles [[Weaksauce Weakness\|choked on a grape]], and Aeschylus was killed by a tortoise. (Specifically, by a tortoise that was dropped on his head by an eagle who, apparently, mistook his bald spot for a rock.) * This was pretty much the whole purpose of crucifixion. Not only did the Romans have to invent a whole new word to describe the pain of having nails driven through one's medial nerves ("excruciating" comes from ''ex crucia'', literally, "out of the cross"), but the victims were put up on display for everyone naked while they suffocated to death, probably crying in agony and pleading for their lives. On top of everything else, the victims were viciously scourged with studded whips just beforehand. The Romans themselves considered crucifixion so terrible that it was ''illegal'' for citizens to be crucified. * In ancient China during dynastic times, one of the most cruel and unusual ways to die is "[[Death Byof a Thousand Cuts]]." There are variations, but one familiar example is the victim would be immobilized and the executioner would start cutting his skin off, bit by bit, making sure the victim is conscious and, more importantly, alive during this whole time (so no cheating by cutting the arteries and letting him bleed out. Skill is rewarded for keeping the victim alive as long as possible. The longest execution in this way on record was on an [[Eunuchs Are Evil\|evil eunuch]], while allegedly took 3 days and ''3,357'' cuts. * The Persians invented [[wikipedia:Scaphism\|"scaphism"]] or "The Boats." Small cuts would be made over the victim's body. Then, the he would be fastened to two boats. Before they sent him off, they would feed him honey and milk, to cause diarrhea, and cover the victim in honey to attract insects. After this, they would push him out into the middle of a stagnant, insect-ridden lake. The victim would eventually end up lying in his own shit, covered in infected wounds, while insects bred in the shit and wounds. Starvation was considered a blessing in such a situation. * The Assyrians used them as a tool of war and diplomacy. The reliefs of the palace of Assurnasirpal II about the fate of rebels (decapitations, flaying, mutilations and all that kind of cute stuff) were probably made to scare enemy ambassadors. Line 558: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Older Than Dirt~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Cruel And Unusual Death]] [[Category:Death Tropes]] ▲[[Category:Older Than Dirt]] [[Category:Horror Tropes]] [[Category:~~Cruel~~Older ~~And~~Than ~~Unusual Death~~Dirt]]

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