January
21
/ 2020
All are familiar with the burning of witches and criminals – who often died by asphyxia or cardiac arrest before their flesh was consumed by the flames - but since antiquity the cruel ingenuity of torturers inspired astonishingly horrific measures to punish transgressors and prolong their agonizing and excruciating deaths, often to gratify the sadistic pleasures of their executioners. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"69514","attributes":{"alt":"Depiction of a Wicker Man, stocked with victims to be burnt. (Archivist/ Adobe Stock)","class":"media-image","height":"630","style":"width: 447px; height: 630px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"447"}}]] Depiction of a Wicker Man, stocked with victims to be burnt. ( Archivist / Adobe Stock) Roasted Alive and Swallowing Molten Lead According to legend the Celtic druids held Roman legionaries captive in wicker men baskets, and then set them alight, as sacrifices to
