For thousands of years, human beings have come up with many ingenious and cruel methods to inflict pain on similar people. This sad but seemingly universal feature corrodes the civilization that mankind seeks. Although we now seem to hate torture, it has been an integral part of most laws throughout Europe and the Far East for more than 3, 000 years. A Brief History of Human Torture explores various forms of punishment, torture, persecution. It takes readers into the ancient Roman arena, medieval dungeons, inquisitions, inquisitions, witch trials and the cruelest prisons. This is a shocking and convincing study, revealing the shameful means and motivations of the torturers and the executioners, as well as the heinous acts they have done throughout the history.
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