Scaphism
Ancient Persian form of execution
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Scaphism
Ancient Persian form of execution
Scaphism (from Greek σκάφη, meaning "boat"), also known as the boats, is reported by Plutarch in his Life of Artaxerxes, citing Ctesias, as an ancient Persian method of execution. He describes the victim being trapped between two small boats, one inverted on top of the other, with limbs and head sticking out, feeding them and smearing them with milk and honey, and allowing them to fester and be devoured by insects and other vermin over time.
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Scaphism (from Greek σκάφη, meaning "boat"), also known as the boats, is reported by Plutarch in his Life of Artaxerxes, citing Ctesias, as an ancient Persian method of execution. He describes the victim being trapped between two small boats, one inverted on top of the other, with limbs and head sticking out, feeding them and smearing them with milk and honey, and allowing them to fester and be devoured by insects and other vermin over time. Like other related acts described by Ctesias, the use of this method is historically doubted.
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