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| Christians Flung To The Wild Beasts A Popular History of Rome (1886)
A scene in the Roman Colosseum, the great theatre where the gladiators fought. But in this case a group of Christians, including men, women and children, has been made available to lions, tigers and [...] Keywords: people, animals, sporting events, religion, torture, punishments, bare feet, nudity Places shown: none Added: 2007-01-28 + S K L R N |
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| 3.—Suspended by the thumbs, heavy stones being fastened to the feet; hung up over a slow fire and beaten Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs (1903)
A. Martyr suspended by his thumbs, heavy stones being attached to his feet. B. Christians hung up, and a slow fire kindled underneath, so as to suffocate them with the smoke; the victims being scourge [...] Keywords: nudity, torture, punishments, people, death, religion, feet, bare feet Places shown: none Added: 2006-04-03 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | | 7.—Fastened to a wheel, which is revolved over iron spikes Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs (1903)
A. Martyr whose limbs are interwoven in the spokes of a wheel, on which he is left exposed for days, till he dies. B. Martyr bound to a narrow wheel, which is revolved, so that his body is horribly ma [...] Keywords: torture, nudity, bare feet, punishments, people, death, religion, machinery Places shown: none Added: 2007-03-02 + S K L R N |
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| 4.—Suspended by the feet, and the head beaten with hammers, etc. Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs (1903)
A. Martyr suspended by the feet, and his head at the same time pounded with hammers. B. Martyr suspended by the hands, which are tied behind his back, heavy weights being fastened to his feet and roun [...] Keywords: torture, nudity, bare feet, feet, punishments, people, death, religion Places shown: none Added: 2006-04-06 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | | 5.—Suspended with great weights on the shoulders, and a gag fixed in the mouth. Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs (1903)
A. Martyr suspended by the hands, which are bound behind his back, and having the shoulders weighted with lumps of salt, a wooden gag being also forced into his mouth. B. Martyr suspended by a hook. “ [...] Keywords: torture, nudity, bare feet, feet, punishments, people, death, religion Places shown: none Added: 2006-04-17 + S K L R N |
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| 2.—Bound hand and foot to stakes and smeared with honey, and so left exposed to the sun, to be tortured by the stings of bees and other insects Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs (1903)
A. Martyr suspended by both feet, and a great stone fastened to his neck. B. Sometimes the Blessed Martyrs, after being smeared with honey, were bound [naked] to stakes fixed in the ground, and so exp [...] Keywords: nudity, torture, people, death, punishments, religion Places shown: none Added: 2006-03-26 + S K L R N |
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| 1.—Martyrs suspended by one or both feet, by the arms with heavy weights attached to the feet; crucified; Christian women hung up by the hair Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs (1903)
A. Martyrs suspended by one foot. B. Suspended by both feet. C. Raised on the cross head uppermost. D. Nailed to the cross, head downwards. E. Hung up by both arms, heavy weights being attached to the [...] Keywords: death, torture, nudity, people, punishments, religion, feet, bare feet, spooky Places shown: none Added: 2006-03-26 + S K L R N |
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