Scaphism: Method of execution
Scaphism is an alleged ancient Persian method of execution. Scaphism comes from a Greek word that means “hollowed out.” People sentenced to die by the boats were placed between two boats or hollowed out logs that were then bound together, leaving their head and limbs sticking out
The victims would reflexively vomit, spreading the mixture all over their face and chest and threatening to suffocate them. But no one was allowed to die yet
Instead, they were fed the mixture regularly until the sweet mixture led to explosive diarrhea. As the victim’s feces collected inside the boat, flies and other insects would instinctively gather around the boat to feast
The victim would then have honey smeared around the soft parts of their body particularly the anus and genitals. After a few hours in the sun swarms of insects would be gathered around the victim settling in dense clouds around their face and stinging their eyes, nose and mouth
Other insects would begin to bite at the anus and genitals, carrying with them bacteria from the feces. Predictably, these bites would get infected. After a few days, these wounds would begin to weep pus, adding another layer of attraction to other insects
They would then begin to gnaw at the dying flesh, carrying more disease into the person’s body. The whole time, the victim would be fed milk and honey, keeping them from dying of dehydration so that they could feel everything that was happening to them
By the time the insects had chewed away the dead skin around the anus, they would climb inside the body and start to feast on the organs inside. As systemic sepsis set in and the infection found its way into the blood stream, the victim would finally, mercifully, die
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