Romans used many cruel and unusual ways to torture slaves or criminals. One such method was being sewn into a donkey. To prepare, a donkey would be killed, sliced open from the belly, and the guts removed. The victim was then stripped naked and stuffed into it’s belly. The belly was then sewn shut, leaving only the victim's head outside, keeping him from suffocation but making them suffer longer. The donkey’s carcass was kept in the sun, where it would begin to decompose (with the living victim inside being cooked by the heat). Maggots would then crawl all over the prisoner, and vultures, dogs, and rats would eat the animal’s decaying flesh. Death came slow for the victim of this torture. Another method of tortureform they used was quite frequently was crucifixion. Crucifixion was one of their favorite methods and was at one time the primary method used to torture and kill countless numbers of people, including Jesus Christ. Contrary to popular belief, crucifixion did not always involve nailing someone to a cross. In some cases Sometimes, the victim was stripped, his head covered, and was tied down onto a cross or fork. He was then then would be flogged (beaten or whipped), sometimes to death. If the victim was not sentenced to be flogged to death, the next course of action would involve nailing his hands to the cross beam. He was then lifted onto a planted post, and his feet were nailed to the post. The accused would then be left to die in the hot sun for several days. The victim would slowly die of exhaustion and
Romans used many cruel and unusual ways to torture slaves or criminals. One such method was being sewn into a donkey. To prepare, a donkey would be killed, sliced open from the belly, and the guts removed. The victim was then stripped naked and stuffed into it’s belly. The belly was then sewn shut, leaving only the victim's head outside, keeping him from suffocation but making them suffer longer. The donkey’s carcass was kept in the sun, where it would begin to decompose (with the living victim inside being cooked by the heat). Maggots would then crawl all over the prisoner, and vultures, dogs, and rats would eat the animal’s decaying flesh. Death came slow for the victim of this torture. Another method of tortureform they used was quite frequently was crucifixion. Crucifixion was one of their favorite methods and was at one time the primary method used to torture and kill countless numbers of people, including Jesus Christ. Contrary to popular belief, crucifixion did not always involve nailing someone to a cross. In some cases Sometimes, the victim was stripped, his head covered, and was tied down onto a cross or fork. He was then then would be flogged (beaten or whipped), sometimes to death. If the victim was not sentenced to be flogged to death, the next course of action would involve nailing his hands to the cross beam. He was then lifted onto a planted post, and his feet were nailed to the post. The accused would then be left to die in the hot sun for several days. The victim would slowly die of exhaustion and