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There are some weeks I'd found a new astonishing form of execution ; who was knowing it ?
Brazen Bull
This is one of the most painful punishments, invented by Perillos of Athens for the tyrant of Sicily, Phalaris. He made a hollow bull, made entirely of brass, and a door on the side. The victim is locked inside the bull and fire is set beneath the bull and the rest is up to your imagination.
It is said that there is a blow-piece within the hollow chamber connected to the mouth of the bull, so when the victim inside screams in agony, the sound would resonate and be translated into the sound of an angry bull on the outside... well I have to say that this is one piece of marvelous invention~
The evil Perillos who suggested this method of killing to his master Phalaris was ordered to enter the bull and test the sound system, and once he entered he was locked within and the fire was set. But before he could die Phalaris freed him. Thinking that he would receive rewards for his invention, instead he was brought to a hill and killed.
Perillos being forced into the bull
There were several saints martyred in this way, most notably Saint Eustace, who was roasted in the Brazen Bull with his wife and children =( well that's really painful for the kids...
Brazen Bull
This is one of the most painful punishments, invented by Perillos of Athens for the tyrant of Sicily, Phalaris. He made a hollow bull, made entirely of brass, and a door on the side. The victim is locked inside the bull and fire is set beneath the bull and the rest is up to your imagination.
It is said that there is a blow-piece within the hollow chamber connected to the mouth of the bull, so when the victim inside screams in agony, the sound would resonate and be translated into the sound of an angry bull on the outside... well I have to say that this is one piece of marvelous invention~
The evil Perillos who suggested this method of killing to his master Phalaris was ordered to enter the bull and test the sound system, and once he entered he was locked within and the fire was set. But before he could die Phalaris freed him. Thinking that he would receive rewards for his invention, instead he was brought to a hill and killed.
Perillos being forced into the bull
There were several saints martyred in this way, most notably Saint Eustace, who was roasted in the Brazen Bull with his wife and children =( well that's really painful for the kids...