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Scaphism — Scaphism, also known as the boats, is an ancient Persian method of execution designed to inflict torturous death. The name comes from the Greek word skaphe , meaning scooped (or hollowed) out and from Latin word meaning boats .The naked person… … Wikipedia
Scaphism — Scaph ism, n. [Gr. ska fh a trough.] An ancient mode of punishing criminals among the Persians, by confining the victim in a trough, with his head and limbs smeared with honey or the like, and exposed to the sun and to insects until he died.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Torture — Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him, or a third person,… … Wikipedia
Cyrus the Younger — Cyrus (Kuruš) the Younger, son of Darius II of Persia (Dārayavahuš) and Parysatis, was a Persian prince and general. The time of his birth is unknown, but he died in 401 B.C. The history of Cyrus and of the retreat of the Greeks is told by… … Wikipedia
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Torture murder — is a loosely defined term to describe the process used by murderers who kill their victims by slowly torturing them. Fact|date=February 2007 Legal positionOne of the criteria for a judgment of Murder in the first degree in the laws of the state… … Wikipedia
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