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Rat torture is the use of rats to torture a victim by encouraging them to attack and eat the victim alive. [1] History. The "Rats Dungeon", or "Dungeon of the Rats ...
The rack is a torture device that consists of an oblong, rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one, or both, ends, having at one end a fixed bar to which the legs were fastened, and at the other a movable bar to which the hands were tied. The victim's feet are fastened to one roller, and the wrists ...
Scaphism (from Greek σκάφη, meaning "boat"), [1] also known as the boats, is reported by Plutarch in his Life of Artaxerxes 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 ...
A torture chamber is a room equipped, and sometimes specially constructed, for the infliction of torture. [3] [4] The medieval torture chamber was windowless and often built underground, dimly lit and specifically designed to induce horror, dread and despair. [5]
Other rat genera include Neotoma (pack rats), Bandicota (bandicoot rats) and Dipodomys (kangaroo rats). Rats are typically distinguished from mice by their size. Usually the common name of a large muroid rodent will include the word "rat", while a smaller muroid's name will include "mouse". The common terms rat and mouse are not taxonomically ...
Torture stimulated the creation of the human rights movement. [222] In 1969, the Greek case was the first time that an international body—the European Commission on Human Rights—found that a state practiced torture [223] and it, along with Ireland v. United Kingdom, formed much of the basis for the definition of torture in international law ...
A rat king is a collection of rats or mice whose tails are intertwined and bound together in some way. This could be a result of an entangling material like hair, a sticky substance such as sap or gum, or the tails being tied together.
The brodequin was an instrument of torture [1] [2] used during the Middle Ages. The victim would be secured to on a stout bench in a sitting position. His bare legs were sandwiched within a set of three strong, narrow vertical boards, outside each leg and between, the lot tightly bound together with strong rope.