9. A Brief History Of Punishment In Ancient Persia | A Day In History

A Brief History Of Punishment In Ancient PersiaAlthough the Persians are often seen as the kings of creative punishment, in reality across the ancient world, there was similar brutality in all civilizations. Ancient Persia has seen brutal punishments like Scaphism, Flaying, curicifiction etc. Unfortunately, the Ancient Persians just weren’t that big on writing stuff down. Which means we have to rely on historical accounts written hundreds of years later.The most notable of these was by Herodotus, a Persian born, Ancient Greek historian. And although Herodotus is now known as the ‘father of history’, it’s still not the most reliable method of information. Putting it lightly, he and other Ancient Greeks weren’t exactly the Persians' biggest fans.It’s possible a lot of the punishments on this list were embellished over time and then again when written down centuries later.That being said, the Persians definitely had some extremely ahh…. Creative forms of punishment and execution. Let’s look at some of the worst.#ancientpersia #history #punishments #scaphism #flayed #CrucifixionTimecode:00:00 Introduction01:17 Scaphism03:57 Magi and Magophonia05:42 Suffocation by ash07:18 Flayed Alive08:10 Stoning to death08:49 Crucifixion09:32 Impalement10:27 Human FootstoolDISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to [email protected]: Natasha Martellhttps://7strangethings.com/Voiceover Artist: Chris RedishMusic: Motionarray.comCopyright © 2021 A Day In History. All rights reserved.Managed by PodcastPayouts.com ------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices