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Transgressors Were Drowned In Sacks With Animals Or Entombed While Alive:
Ancient Rome's punishments were notoriously brutal and theatrical. While crucifixion is the most well-known, offenders might also be burned alive, devoured by wild beasts, or subjected to more elaborate fates. For parricide, the guilty were sewn into a sack with animals like a rooster, dog, monkey, and snake, then thrown into the Tiber, while Vestal Virgins who broke their vows faced live entombment.
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Transgressors Were Drowned In Sacks With Animals Or Entombed While Alive:
Ancient Rome's punishments were notoriously brutal and theatrical. While crucifixion is the most well-known, offenders might also be burned alive, devoured by wild beasts, or subjected to more elaborate fates. For parricide, the guilty were sewn into a sack with animals like a rooster, dog, monkey, and snake, then thrown into the Tiber, while Vestal Virgins who broke their vows faced live entombment.