22WORST PUNISHMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD

PART 2

number five poena koule, koule is Latin for penalty of the sack and that’s exactly what it was just a lot more terrifying and cruel this was an exclusive punishment for anyone that would murder their own family members this was first seen in the 2 Century Rome but would later be used by the
Germans in the 18th century this all begins with a convicted murderer being placed inside a thick leather bag but just to make sure the man isn’t lonely they would then add a dog rooster Viper and a monkey I don’t know what these animals did to deserve this but hey at least the evil family murderer doesn’t die alone once all the animals are added inside the bag it is then sewn shut creating an almost airtight seal now you would think this be horrible enough but no this is just the beginning because as soon the bag is sewn shut it is then tossed into the ocean but don’t worry later on these murderers would be given the option to either be placed inside the leather bag or be sent to perform at the Coliseum where they can perform the act of being mauled to death in front of all their loved ones and peers you know at least they had the option.

number four rats, this is one of the most sick punishments in all of human history and it involves the use of rats I will cover two them here as they are very similar the first use of this form punishment dates back to 1568 during the 80 years war a Dutch leader named dri sooi would often use this method of punishment which involved placing a rat inside of clay Bowl then placing it topside down on a prisoner’s stomach chest face or groin then the back of bow would be heated with either a torch or some coals causing the rat to go into a full-on panic trying to escape from the Heat and its only way out was to burrow into the human once inside it would continue to chew and tear apart whatever was in its way desperately searching for a way out eventually the rat finds its way out of the Maze and survives the same could not be said for the prisoner but second method was much worse and highly secretive since it was used under the guidance of the dictator austo Pinos where he held power from 1976 through 1983 they called it the rectoscope and I’m sure you have already figured out where this is going yes it’s exactly what you think they would place a tube on a prisoner’s back door then insert rat inside of the tube rat would then begin to burrow its way in these people were so sick that they actually expected the prisoners to answer questions while this was going on eventually the rat would find its way in and begin to move forward find its way out nobody really knows how many people died from this punishment but we do know that a ton of people went missing when this dictator was in charge.

number three giting the last known use was in the early 1900s Afghanistan this all came to light in 1921 when the National Geographics published this image in their magazine this was also used in the United States from time to time during the 17th and 18th century one notable example was in Boston Massachusetts where a few Pirates were hung at the Boston Harbor which served as a warning to any Sailors that were approaching Boston now let’s talk about England since they love this form of punishment so much in England this was used on traitors murderers Pirates and thieves but after the year 1752 murder Act was passed which required that all convicted murderers must be put to death by being publicly dissected or
by giting of some sort and over 134 confirmed people met this fate the most common form of giting were actually cages and they look like this it was an all steel cage that was shaped tightly to the form of a human body which was so tight that it would not allow the person inside to move they were then hung 30 ft or more off the floor usually on a public road or water hole to ensure that the most amount of people could witness this monstrosity but I can only assume this was more annoying than anything since every time you get thirsty and needed to fill up your container of water you would have to deal with the dying man begging you for a sip over here but the annoyance and torture of the public didn’t stop there because after the criminals would die in cages the body would be left inside to rot for years and on end with the locals complaining that the smell of death was so pungent that they couldn’t even sleep at night there’s even been reports that some human remains stayed inside of these cages for over 20 years before a government official would finally remember to clean it out.

number two Scaphism this was a form of punishment that was used by the ancient Persian Empire on anyone that would be convicted of murder first the criminal would be placed inside of a boat on their backs and tied down the boat had four holes cut out so that the person’s arms and legs would be outside of the boat and in the water they were then force-fed large quantities of honey and milk until their stomachs were visibly full they would then proceed to lather their entire body with the milk and
honey as well after all these steps were completed he was then pushed out to the middle of the lake where he was completely exposed to the heat of Sun but the sun would soon become least of his worries you see the reason they fed him milk and honey was not because it was a great last meal but because this combination causes the person to get extreme diarrhea which mixed with the sweet honey attracts rodents bugs wasps bees flies and whatever other animals live near the lake after being tormented by The Animals throughout the entire night you would think that the daytime maybe gets a little better no because as soon the sun rises the following day person inside of the boat gets another gigantic meal of milk and honey an additional lathering this would be done on a daily basis to prolong the punishment for as long possible it was also well documented that the rodents would continuously attempt to burrow inside of the person through their back door they were probably trying to get a head start on their next meal a writer named John sares wrote in great detail about one of these incidents he would go on to say that it was one of the most horrid and cruel forms of punishment since it was terribly long and seemed to have no end in sight he wrote about a man who survived for an entire 17 days before he finally died from his wounds apparently the Man spent his last few days with entire face completely covered with wasp and his flesh rotting away filled with swarms of parasites and worms all while being covered in his own filth.

number one the pet simply means to forget in French this was a punishment that used in many places throughout history including in the London Tower which had a small and confined room called little ease Not only was this room pitch black it was also so small that prisoners can not sit stand or lay down while inside it and they would be left in this uncomfortable position for days on end one of the most famous ubets is not one in the London Tower but neighboring District of Warwick inside of Warwick Castle here deep underground in the Castle’s dungeons is a very small and and narrow cell completely made of stone which has a metal door to close it shut prisoners were tossed inside of the cell and forgotten about as the name implies The Prisoner would just have to sit there and wait for their inevitable death which usually came in a few days from dehydration or starvation now of course this would be the best case scenario because in reality most of the time there would already be a rotting corpse inside of the cell to keep new prisoner company the previous occupier of the cell would serve as a daily Remer of his upcoming fate but
that’s not the only companions that he will have since the underground dungeons are completely infested with rats that have developed a taste for human flesh but wait there’s more these ubets existed in many of the castles throughout Europe and in recent times they have actually discovered these dungeons with dozens if not hundreds of human remains inside of it as proof that they were hardly ever cleaned like in leap castle of Ireland where in 1900 during the Castle’s renovation a worker found a small opening behind wall inside of the chapel this hole had an 8ft drop that led to a large oblet and what the worker found inside shocked him since it was filled with so many skeletons that they needed multiple cartloads to clear it all out but just when you think the section is over it just keeps on giving you see there’s been many stories of men who have been placed inside one of these Dungeons and kept alive for years and on end surviving of crumbs food and minimal amounts of water prolonging their inevitable demise for as long humanly possible these cells were sometimes even placed on ground level so they can hear the voices and laughter of the people outside an experience that they will never get again in this life.